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Mon 13 Oct, 2003 02:34 am
I can't draw this compound, so I'll describe it and see if anyone can name it.
A benzene ring disubstituted in the ortho positions. One substituent is bromine, and the other is a methyl group with one of the hydrogens replaced with bromine. My chemistry teacher (who happens to be the director of first year studies, but a physical chemist, didn't have a clue). Anyone here got any idea? I couldn't find it on a web search.
I did a formula search in the Aldrich catalog; if I understand your structure correctly, it is 2-bromobenzyl bromide, also known as alpha,2-dibromotoluene.
You can verify the structure by going to
www.chemfinder.com and searching for CAS# [3433-80-5]
Yep, that's it. What an excellent site. I'll have to post that on the subject forum. Thanks.
It was on one of my study partner's assignments. I thought it was a bit much for a first year question.
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