| Compound Description | Mobile clear colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 124 °F. Denser than water and insoluble in water. Hence sinks in water. Vapors are heavier than air. A skin irritant.Bromobenzene is the simplest member of the class of bromobenzenes, that is benzene in which a single hydrogen has been substituted by a bromine. A liquid at room temperature , it is used as a solvent, particularly for large-scale crystallisations, and for the introduction of phenyl groups in organic synthesis. It has a role as a non-polar solvent, a hepatotoxic agent and a mouse metabolite. It is a member of bromobenzenes, a bromoarene and a volatile organic compound.Bromobenzene is a natural product found in Oecophylla smaragdina and Euglena gracilis with data available.Bromobenzene is used for organic synthesis, especially in the production of the synthetic intermediate phenyl magnesium bromide . Bromobenzene is also used as an additive to motor oils and as a crystallizing solvent. Release of bromobenzene to the environment may occur during its production and the production of phenyl magnesium bromide, as well as in its use as a solvent and as an additive in motor oil . It has been detected at low frequencies and at low concentrations in samples of food, ambient air, and finished water. |
