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  • verb Present participle of brominate.

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Examples

  • The choice of solvent is important, for the velocity of the reaction and the nature of the product may vary according to the solvent used, thus A. Baeyer and F. Blom found that on brominating orthoacetamido-acetophenone in presence of water or acetic acid, the bromine goes into the benzene nucleus, whilst in chloroform or sulphuric acid or by use of bromine vapour it goes into the side chain as well.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

  • Researchers concluded brominating agents should be avoided, and combining chlorine with a

    News-Gazette.com 2010

  • Hewitt has also attacked the problem by brominating the oxyazobenzenes, and has shown that when the hydrobromic acid produced in the reaction is allowed to remain in the system, a brombenzene-azo-phenol is formed, whilst if it be removed (by the addition of sodium acetate) bromination takes place in the phenolic nucleus; consequently the presence of the mineral acid gives the azo compound a pseudo-quinonoid character, which it does not possess if the mineral acid be removed from the sphere of the reaction.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

  • "The data suggest that brominating agents should be avoided as disinfectants of recreational pool water.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • "The data suggest that brominating agents should be avoided as disinfectants of recreational pool water.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • "The data suggest that brominating agents should be avoided as disinfectants of recreational pool water.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

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