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cupric bromide

cupric bromide

[′kyü·prik ′brō‚mīd]
(inorganic chemistry)
CuBr2 Black prismatic crystals; used in photography as an intensifier and in organic synthesis as a brominating agent. Also known as copper bromide.
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A number of methods have been described for the bromination of ketones, employing compounds such as cupric bromide [4], ammonium bromide [5], dioxane dibromide [6], H2O2-HBr [7] and Br2/AcOH [8].
Ammonium Hydrotribromide Salts as Convenient and Selective Brominating Agents of Aryl Methyl Ketones
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