Ethane, 1,2-dibromo-

• Formula: C₂H₄Br₂
• Molecular weight: 187.861
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4Br2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PAAZPARNPHGIKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 106-93-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane-d3
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane-d2(1,2)
  • 1,2-dibromo-[1,1,2,2-2H4]ethane
• Other names: α,β-Dibromoethane; sym-Dibromoethane; Aadibroom; Bromofume; Dowfume W-8; Dowfume W85; Ethylene bromide; Ethylene dibromide; EDB; Glycol Dibromide; Iscobrome D; Nefis; Sanhyuum; Soilfume; 1,2-Dibromoethane; CH2BrCH2Br; Dibromoethane; Aethylenbromid; Bromuro di etile; Celmide; DBE; 1,2-Dibromaethan; 1,2-Dibromoetano; Dibromure D'ethylene; 1,2-Dibroomethaan; Dowfume 40; Dowfume edb; Dowfume W-90; Dowfume W-100; Dwubromoetan; EDB-85; E-D-Bee; ENT 15,349; 1,2-Ethylene dibromide; Fumo-gas; Kopfume; NCI-C00522; Nephis; Pestmaster edb-85; Rcra waste number U067; Soilbrom; Soilbrom-40; Soilbrom-85; Soilbrom-90; Soilbrom-100; Soilbrome-85; Soilbrom-90ec; UN 1605; Unifume; Edabrom; α,ω-Dibromoethane; 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB)
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Berman, Anicich, et al., 1979
Berman, D.W.; Anicich, V.; Beauchamp, J.L., Stabilities of isomeric halonium ions C₂H₄X⁺ (X = Cl, Br) by photoionization mass spectrometry iand on cyclotron resonance spectroscopy. General considerations of the relative stabilities of cyclic and acyclic isomeric onium ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 1239. [all data]

Gan, Peel, et al., 1978
Gan, T.H.; Peel, J.B.; Willett, G.D., Photoelectron spectra of the gauche and trans conformers of 1,2-dibromoethane, J. Mol. Struct., 1978, 44, 211. [all data]

Staley, Wieting, et al., 1977
Staley, R.H.; Wieting, R.D.; Beauchamp, J.L., Carbenium ion stabilities in the gas phase and solution. An ion cyclotron resonance study of bromide transfer reactions involving alkali ions, alkyl carbenium ions, acyl cations and cyclic halonium ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 5964. [all data]

Chau and McDowell, 1975
Chau, F.T.; McDowell, C.A., Photoelectron spectra of 1,2 dichloro-, 1,2 dibromo- and 1,2 diiodo-ethane, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1975, 6, 365. [all data]

Holmes, Lossing, et al., 1988
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P.; McFarlane, R.A., Stabilization energy and positional effects in halogen-substituted alkyl ions., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1988, 86, 209. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy

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