Organobromine chemistry

Organobromine chemistry is the study of the synthesis and properties of organobromine compounds, also called organobromides, which are <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic compounds</a> that contain <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a> <a href="/facts/Chemical_bond/ArNUMnIB">bonded</a> to <a href="/facts/Bromine/oLfj3C7D">bromine</a>. The most pervasive is the naturally produced <a href="/facts/Bromomethane/swSGzwnr">bromomethane</a>. 
One prominent application of synthetic organobromine compounds is the use of <a href="/facts/Polybrominated_diphenyl_ethers/HtPAyaUo">polybrominated diphenyl ethers</a> as <a href="/facts/Fire-retardant/RkwChTJu">fire-retardants</a>, and in fact fire-retardant manufacture is currently the major industrial use of the element bromine. 
A variety of minor organobromine compounds are found in nature, but none are biosynthesized or required by mammals. Organobromine compounds have fallen under increased scrutiny for their environmental impact.

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Organobromine chemistry