Tribromoacetaldehyde

Name:
Tribromoacetaldehyde
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	bromal
M Formula:	CBr3CHO
Properties:
Oily, yellowish liquid. D 2.66, bp 174C. Soluble in water, alcohol, or ether. Combustible.
Derivation:
(1) By adding bromine to a solution of paraldehyde in ethylacetate. (2) By adding bromine to absolute alcohol, fractionating, treating the fraction boiling at 165C with water, and distilling.
Hazard:
As for bromine.
Use:
Organic synthesis.