Originally posted by The_Davster
I am reading a procedure where diethyl ether is used as the solvent for a bromination reaction, however I have read here that ethers should not be
used for any halogenation reaction, due to the formation of the toxic/carcinogenic/war gas halogenated ethers.
Is this a sugnificant issue when done under ambient light? I have been looking online for definitive answers, but all I have came across is in
Sartori's book that it is done under difused sunlight. |