DIBROMANTIN

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 77-48-5

DIBROMANTIN

EINECS NO. 201-030-9
FORMULA C5H6Br2N2O2
MOL WT.

285.92

H.S. CODE

2933.21

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 250 mg/kg
SYNONYMS 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin;
1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione; DBDMH; Dibromantine; N,N'-Dibromodimethylhydantoin;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

DISINFECTANTS /

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white to off-white powder

MELTING POINT 197 - 203 C
BOILING POINT 368-376 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER slightly soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 2 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions. Moisture sensitive

APPLICATIONS

Dibromantin is used as a brominating agent for organic synthesis especially for pharmaceuticals and hormones. It can be replaced for n-Bromosuccinimide. (n-Bromo derivatives and ammonium tribromides are main brominating agents)
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off-white powder

CONTENT

98.0% min

BROMINE CONTENT

54.0% min

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING

25kgs in drum

HAZARD CLASS not regulated
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 22-34-43-50, Safety Phrases: 26-36/37/39-45-61

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF HYDANTOIN

Hydantoin derived from imidazole is one of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds of five-membered ring structure composed of three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms at nonadjacent positions with dione form.  It is a white crystalline compound; slightly soluble in water; melting at 222 C. Hydantoin and its derivatives are is used in textile softeners and lubricants. They are used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals (especially central nervous system drugs), biocides, resins, preservatives and agrochemicals.