Dibrominated Addition and Substitution of Alkenes Catalyzed by Mn2(CO)10

A practical method for dibromination of alkenes without using molecular bromine is consistently appealing in organic synthesis. Herein we report a Mn-catalyzed dibrominated addition and substitution of alkenes only with...

Direct Detection of Atmospheric Atomic Bromine Leading to Mercury and Ozone Depletion

<p>Bromine atoms play a central role in atmospheric reactive halogen chemistry, depleting ozone and elemental mercury, thereby enhancing deposition of toxic mercury, particularly in the Arctic near-surface troposphere. Yet, direct bromine atom measurements have been missing to date, due to the lack of analytical capability with sufficient sensitivity for ambient measurements. Here we present direct atmospheric bromine atom measurements, conducted in the springtime Arctic near Utqiagvik, Alaska in March 2012. Measured bromine atom levels reached up to 14 ppt (4.2<strong>×</strong>10<sup>8 </sup>atoms cm<sup>-3</sup>) and were up to 3-10 higher than estimates using previous indirect measurements not considering the critical role of molecular bromine. Observed ozone and elemental mercury depletion rates are quantitatively explained by the measured bromine atoms, providing field validation of highly uncertain mercury chemistry. Following complete ozone depletion, elevated bromine concentrations are sustained by photochemical snowpack emissions of molecular bromine and nitrogen oxides, resulting in continued atmospheric mercury depletion. This study shows that measured bromine atoms, resulting from photochemical snowpack production of molecular bromine, can quantitatively explain ozone and mercury loss in the near-surface polar atmosphere.</p>

Direct detection of atmospheric atomic bromine leading to mercury and ozone depletion

Bromine atoms play a central role in atmospheric reactive halogen chemistry, depleting ozone and elemental mercury, thereby enhancing deposition of toxic mercury, particularly in the Arctic near-surface troposphere. However, direct bromine atom measurements have been missing to date, due to the lack of analytical capability with sufficient sensitivity for ambient measurements. Here we present direct atmospheric bromine atom measurements, conducted in the springtime Arctic. Measured bromine atom levels reached 14 parts per trillion (ppt, pmol mol−1; 4.2 × 108 atoms per cm−3) and were up to 3–10 times higher than estimates using previous indirect measurements not considering the critical role of molecular bromine. Observed ozone and elemental mercury depletion rates are quantitatively explained by the measured bromine atoms, providing field validation of highly uncertain mercury chemistry. Following complete ozone depletion, elevated bromine concentrations are sustained by photochemical snowpack emissions of molecular bromine and nitrogen oxides, resulting in continued atmospheric mercury depletion. This study provides a breakthrough in quantitatively constraining bromine chemistry in the polar atmosphere, where this chemistry connects the rapidly changing surface to pollutant fate.

Single-Step Dual Functionalization: One-Pot Bromination-Cross-Dehydrogenative Esterification of Hydroxy Benzaldehydes with CCl3Br – A Comparison with Selectfluor

Bromination of phenolic compounds without directly using molecular bromine possesses much importance. In this article an IrIII/CCl3Br-assisted single-step double functionalization of hydroxy benzaldehydes is reported. It involves simultaneous esterification of the aldehyde group and bromination of the aryl ring of phenolic aldehydes in one-pot. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions in the presence of 445 nm blue LED light to obtain highly functionalized bromo hydroxy benzoates in moderate to good yields. In comparison, Selectfluor as an oxidant gives only non-bromo phenolic esters.

Electrophilic Bromination in Flow: A Safe and Sustainable Alternative to the Use of Molecular Bromine in Batch

Bromination reactions are crucial in today’s chemical industry since the versatility of the formed organobromides makes them suitable building blocks for numerous syntheses. However, the use of the toxic and highly reactive molecular bromine (Br2) makes these brominations very challenging and hazardous. We describe here a safe and straightforward protocol for bromination in continuous flow. The hazardous Br2 or KOBr is generated in situ by reacting an oxidant (NaOCl) with HBr or KBr, respectively, which is directly coupled to the bromination reaction and a quench of residual bromine. This protocol was demonstrated by polybrominating both alkenes and aromatic substrates in a wide variety of solvents, with yields ranging from 78% to 99%. The protocol can easily be adapted for the bromination of other substrates in an academic and industrial environment.

Eco-friendly and fast bromination of industrially-important aromatic compounds in water using recyclable AlBr3-Br2 system

A fast, efficient, simple, eco-friendly, regioselective, controllable and economical method for the bromination of aromatic compounds using AlBr3-Br2 system was invetigated. The direct bromination of anilines and phenols with molecular bromine in solution frequently results in polybromination, and when brominated in the existence of oxidants, they also get oxidized rather than experiencing substitutions and in some cases, require fortification of the amino (-NH2) group.

Sulphide as a leaving group: highly stereoselective bromination of alkyl phenyl sulphides

Molecular bromine is shown to stereoselectively brominate readily available alkyl phenyl sulphides under exceptionally mild reaction conditions.

Long-term ambient air-stable cubic CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots using molecular bromine

Temperature and precursor-controlled in situ generated, oleylammonium halide species from molecular bromine and amine plays decisive role in the synthesis of long-term ambient stable and emission tunable CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals.