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HRID 27799Generated: October 25, 2026

2-Chlorophenol → Phenol, 2-bromo-6-chloro-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-ChlorophenolHCID 7245—
ReactantBROMINE CHLORIDE (BrCl)HCID 61697—
SolventCarbon TetrachlorideHCID 5943—
ProductPhenol, 2-bromo-6-chloro-HCID 16268—
Product4-Bromo-2-chlorophenolHCID 19859—

Reaction Steps

Furthermore, it is known from the U.S. Pat. No. 3,449,443 that on reaction of 2-chlorophenol with bromine chloride in carbon tetrachloride at 0° C. there is formed, besides 74% of theory of 2-bromo-6-chlorophenol, only 22% of theory 4-bromo-2-chlorophenol; and at 23° to 26° C. there is formed, besides 61.7% of theory of 2-bromo-6-chlorophenol, only 26.3% of theory of 4-bromo-2-chlorophenol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04223166
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_09
ORD IDord-e8ca51cde7a846a09d8c33e013cebafc
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_09