More BROMINE for chemical processing
N o w y o u c a n benefit from the processing advantages of elemental bromine and be confident of a continuous source of supply. Our new bromine plant f at El Dorado, Arkansas, now is in operation; from it you can secure uninterrupted deliveries up to 100,000 lb. tank car quantities. This added capacity to our production from plants at Saint Louis and Manistee, Michigan, permits you to take full advantage of bromine's unique properties and characteristics. In many instances, bromine can supplant elemental chlorine and fluorine with marked improvement in processing yields, ease of handling, and developing new products. Specifically, you'll find . . .
Bromine compounds increase p r o c e s s i n g y i e l d s in: Quarternary salt formations; nitrile formations; hydrolysis to carbinols; Grignard reactions in the aromatic series; U l i m a η η reactions, and Reformatsky reactions.
B r o m i n e offers s u c h processing advantages as: • Liquidity — no pressurized quired. • Lower oxidation p o t e n t i a l chlorine or fluorine.
• Catalytic properties of various inorganic bro mides in reactions involving intramolecular rearrangements.
N e w product opportunities: • Bromine imparts greater fire resistance to organic c o m p o u n d s t h a n l o w molecular weight halogens. • New p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s a r e possible with bromine compounds as intermediates.
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Bromine can be compounded to produce ac tive germicides, bactericides, and algicides.
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• Melting points of bromides are higher than those of chlorides or fluorides. • Exceptionally high densities of bromine com pounds.
You may discover many other significant and profitable bromine uses now that it is available in quantity. Michigan Chemical will be glad to help you with your present bromine needs, or with your basic bromine research. Just write or phone us.
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