2,4-Dibromophenol is an isomer of

dibromophenol Dibromophenols are a group of bromophenols consisting of one hydroxy group and two bromine atoms bonded to a benzene ring. There are six structural isomers, each with the molecular formula C6H4Br2O, which differ by arrangement of the substituents. ...

with the molecular formula C₆H₄Br₂O.

Properties

At room temperature, 2,4-dibromophenol is a solid with needle-like crystals. It melts at and boils at . it has a molecular weight of 251.905 g/mol. It is soluble in water, ethanol, ether and benzene and slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride.

Occurrence

2,4-Dibromophenol is found in certain molluscs and crustaceans, as well as the

acorn worm The acorn worms or Enteropneusta are a hemichordate class of invertebrates consisting of one order of the same name. The closest non-hemichordate relatives of the Enteropneusta are the echinoderms. There are 111 known species of acorn worm in th ...

'' Saccoglossus bromophenolosus'', which is named after it.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dibromophenol, 2,4- Phenols Bromobenzene derivatives