Copper(II) bromide is used in photographic processing as an intensifier and as a brominating agent in organic synthesis. It is also used in the coupling of o-iodophenols and aryl acetylenes avoiding the use of palladium. It finds application in the preparation of NK1/NK2 receptor antagonists used in the regulation of tachykinin.
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Applications
Copper(II) bromide is used in photographic processing as an intensifier and as a brominating agent in organic synthesis. It is also used in the coupling of o-iodophenols and aryl acetylenes avoiding the use of palladium. It finds application in the preparation of NK1/NK2 receptor antagonists used in the regulation of tachykinin.
Solubility
Soluble in water, alcohol, ammonia and acetone. Insoluble in benzene, ether, sulfuric acid and ethyl ether.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with oxidizing agents and metals.
RUO – Research Use Only
Rao, W.; Shi, B. Copper(II)-Catalyzed Direct Sulfonylation of C(sp2)-H Bonds with Sodium Sulfinates. Org. Lett. 2015, 17 (11), 2784-2787.
Nakane, T.; Tanioka, Y.; Tsukada, N. Synthesis of Multinuclear Copper Complexes Bridged by Diquinolylamidinates and Their Application to Copper Catalyzed Coupling of Terminal Alkynes and Aryl, Allyl, and Benzyl Halides. Organometallics 2015, 34 (7), 1191-1196.