Phenacyl bromide is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)CH2Br. This colourless solid is a powerful lachrymator as well as a useful precursor to other organic compounds.
It is prepared by bromination of acetophenone:
C6H5C(O)CH3 + Br2 → C6H5C(O)CH2Br + HBr
The compound was first reported in 1871. Applications Some of the known applications of phenacyl bromide include the following list of agents: Levamisole, Solpecainol, Fanetizole, Nomifensine, Fendosal (page 170), Trepipam,Hieble, JP; Wilson III, JW; Weinstock, J.; The chemistry and pharmacology of 3-benzazepines derivatives. Drugs Fut 1985, 10, 8, 645. Furaprofen, Hexocyclium.
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Photo of phenacyl bromide crystals