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RESEARCH PRODUCT

2,3,4,5,6-Pentabromophenyl phenyl ether

Jiwei HuLars Eriksson

subject

chemistry.chemical_compoundGroup (periodic table)ChemistryStereochemistryPlane (geometry)Intermolecular forceGeneral Materials ScienceEtherGeneral ChemistryCondensed Matter PhysicsMedicinal chemistryreproductive and urinary physiology

description

The title compound, C12H5Br5O, belongs to a group of flame retardants known as polybrominated di­phenyl ethers (PBDE). Salient features of the packing are stabilization due to intermolecular Br⋯Br contacts in the ab plane and aromatic intermolecular contacts along the c direction.

https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600536802010942