dibromocarbene

plural dibromocarbenes

1. chemistryAny dibromo derivative of a carbene

   Dibromocarbene produced from bromoform and potassium tert-butoxide is minimally affected by carbenoid involvement.

   1986, John F. Hartwig et al., “A photochemical source of dibromo- and dichlorocarbene: A cautionary tale regarding the stereochemistry of dibromocarbene addition reactions”, in Tetrahedron Letters, volume 27, number 49, page 5907

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   Vinyl bromide did not react under the above conditions, the dibromocarbene being consumed in alternative reactions.

   1956, Philip S. Skell, Albert V. Garner, “Reactions of Bivalent Carbon Compounds. Reactivities in Olefin-Dibromocarbene Reactions.”, in Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 78, number 20, page 5433

   Secondary reaction of lithium atoms with the tribromomethyl radical yields a sufficient concentration of dibromocarbene for infrared spectral study.

   1968, Lester Andrews, T. Granville Carver, “Reactions of Alkali‐Metal Atoms with Carbon Tetrabromide. Infrared Spectra and Bonding in the Tribromomethyl Radical and Dibromocarbene in Solid Argon”, in The Journal of Chemical Physic, volume 49, number 2, page 896