2-Bromonaphthalene is an organic compound with the formula C10H7Br. It is one of two isomeric monobromonaphthalenes, the other being 1-bromonaphthalene. Under normal conditions, the substance is a colorless solid.
Synthesis and reactions It is prepared by treatment of 2-naphthol with triphenylphosphine dibromide:
It can also be prepared by a Sandmeyer reaction from 2-aminonaphthalene.H. Meislich, H. Nechamkin, J. Sharefkin: Organische Chemie. (= Schaum's outline). McGraw Hill, Düsseldorf 1980, ISBN 978-0-070-63425-1, S. 341.
It forms a Grignard reagent.
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