1,2-Dibromoethane

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Synonym

EDB; Ethylene dibromide; Ethylene bromide

Occurrence/Use

Pesticide for felled logs and beehives; chemical intermediate for dyes, resins, waxes, and gums. Former pesticide and ingredient of soil and grain fumigant formulations until these uses were banned in the US in 1984. Use as a lead scavenger in antiknock gasoline mixtures ended with the phase-out of leaded gasoline in the US by 1996. Trace amounts occur naturally in the ocean.