2-Bromostyrene, 96%, stab. with ca 0.05% 4-tert-butylcatechol, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

2-Bromostyrene is used as a cross linking agent in fire-resistant bromostyrene-crosslinked polyesters. Further, it is used to prepare trans-1-(2-bromophenyl)-2-(3-bromophenyl)ethene by reacting with 1-bromo-3-iodo-benzene, involving palladium(II) acetate as catalyst.

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Applications
2-Bromostyrene is used as a cross linking agent in fire-resistant bromostyrene-crosslinked polyesters. Further, it is used to prepare trans-1-(2-bromophenyl)-2-(3-bromophenyl)ethene by reacting with 1-bromo-3-iodo-benzene, involving palladium(II) acetate as catalyst.

Solubility
Miscible with methanol.

Notes
Incompatible with acids, bases, oxidizing agents and halogens.