POP Listing Information

Compound Name

Hexabromodiphenyl ether
Stockholm Annex code I, IV
Key Annex I to the regulation are subject to prohibition (with specific exemptions) on manufacturing, placing on the market and use;
Annex II to the regulation are subject to restriction on manufacturing, placing on the market and use;
Annex III to the regulation are subject to release reduction provisions; and
Annex IV to the regulation are subject to waste management provisions.
Note that for some substances listed in Annex I, specific exemptions on the prohibition of their use, manufacturing and placing on the market may apply.
Classification Intentional
Category A - (Elimination) Parties have put in place measures to eliminate the production and use of the chem
Year of Listing Decision 2009
Persistence 3.6 - 12,4 years
Specific exemptions associated with its use Production: None
Acceptable purposes associated with its use Use: Articles in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of Annex A
Conventions on POPs Stockholm Convention
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Rotterdam Convention
Basel Convention

Compound description

Name

Hexabromodiphenyl ether
Synonyms 36483-60-0
Hexabromophenoxybenzene
2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl ether
Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-, hexabromo deriv.
Oxyde de diphenyle, derive hexabrome
BDE-153
PBDE 153
Structure

Molecular Formula: C12H4Br6O
Molecular weight g/mol: 643 g/mol
SMILES: C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Br)OC2=CC(=C(C=C2Br)Br)Br)Br)Br
Solubility in water: Poor solubility in water

CAS Number 36483-60-0
European Community (EC) Number 253-058-6
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) 253-058-6
PubChem ID 176277881
DSSTOX Substance ID DTXSID6024129
KEGG C18137
ChemSpider 17215722

Structural Analogs

Similarity threshold Name of Related Compound DSSTox Substance ID CAS Number Molecular weight Molecular formula
Markush Child Diphenyl ether, hexabromo derivative DTXSID6024129 36483-60-0 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl ether DTXSID4030047 68631-49-2 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child 2,2',4,4',5,6'-Hexabromodiphenyl ether DTXSID3052692 207122-15-4 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child 1,1'-Oxybis(2,3,4-tribromobenzene) DTXSID60550652 182677-28-7 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child 1,2,3,5-Tetrabromo-4-(2,4-dibromophenoxy)benzene DTXSID30785353 446254-96-2 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child 1,2,3,4-Tetrabromo-5-(3,4-dibromophenoxy)benzene DTXSID20786910 405237-85-6 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child 2,2',3,4,4',5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether DTXSID60872265 182677-30-1 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child 2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether DTXSID10873929 35854-94-5 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child BDE-129 DTXSID00879935 446254-87-1 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O
Markush Child BDE-131 DTXSID60879936 446254-89-3 643 g/mol C12H4Br6O

Publications

Description Reference Article Link
Hexabromodiphenyl ether (hexaBDE) is one of the possible 10 homologs of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The number of possible congeners of hexaBDE is 42, with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) numbers 128 to 169. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Link
Flame retardants (FRs) are incorporated into potentially flammable materials such as plastics, rubber, and textiles to slow down or inhibit the initial phase of a developing fire. Thus, FRs are important in modern society, limiting the consequences of fires and saving lives. However, some FRs persist in the environment and bioaccumulate or biomagnify. One class of these chemicals is the polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), manufactured in different degrees of bromination, for example, pentaBDE, octaBDE, and decaBDE. The lower brominated pentaBDE product is primarily used in polyurethane foam for upholstery applications, whereas the mixtures with higher degrees of bromination are used for applications such as housings for ectrical appliances. Sjödin et al., 2004. Retrospective time-trend study of polybrominated diphenyl ether and polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyl levels in human serum from the United States. Link