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Zinc bromide, anhydrous, 98%
Zinc bromide, anhydrous, 98%
Zinc bromide, anhydrous, 98%
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Zinc bromide, anhydrous, 98%

Zinc bromide, 98%, Br2Zn, CAS Number-7699-45-8, acmc-209p7h, zinc bromide, anhydrous 100g, zincbromide, zinc bromide hydrate, puratronic, ksc378m6n, zinc 2+ ion dibromide, zinc ii bromide, 500g, EM>9,, 650 deg.C, 4.201 | CAS: 7699-45-8 | Br2Zn | 225.188 g/mol
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS7699-45-8
IUPAC Namezinc(2+) dibromide
Molecular FormulaBr2Zn
InChI KeyVNDYJBBGRKZCSX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES[Zn++].[Br-].[Br-]
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SpecificationsSpecification SheetSpecification Sheet
Appearance (Color)White to cream
FormCrystals or powder or crystalline powder
Assay (Titration ex Bromide)≥97.5% to ≤102.5%
Water Content (Karl Fischer Titration)≤1.0%
Zinc bromide solution can be used as a transparent shield against radiation. It is used as an optimal catalyst for stereospecific and regioselective reaction of silacyclopropanes with carbonyl compounds. It finds an application as Lewis acid in organic reactions.

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Applications
Zinc bromide solution can be used as a transparent shield against radiation. It is used as an optimal catalyst for stereospecific and regioselective reaction of silacyclopropanes with carbonyl compounds. It finds an application as Lewis acid in organic reactions.

Solubility
Soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone and tetrahydrofuran.

Notes
Hygroscopic.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Odabachian, Y.; Wang , Q.; Zhu, J. Tertiary Amines as Synthetic Equivalents of Vinyl Cations: Zinc Bromide Promoted Coupling of Propargylamines with alpha-Isocyanoacetamides To Give 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Oxazoles Initiated by an Internal Redox Process. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19 (37), 12229-12233.
  2. Tan, L.; Zhou, P.; Chen, C.; Liu, W. An efficient method for the construction of polysubstituted 4-pyridones via self-condensation of beta-keto amides mediated by P2O5 and catalyzed by zinc bromide. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2681-2687.