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HS Code |
512804 |
| Cas Number | 68631-49-2 |
| Molecular Formula | C12H4Br6O |
| Molecular Weight | 643.69 g/mol |
| Appearance | White to off-white powder |
| Melting Point | 228–230 °C |
| Boiling Point | Decomposes before boiling |
| Density | 3.05 g/cm3 |
| Solubility In Water | Insoluble |
| Vapor Pressure | 2.5 × 10^(-7) Pa at 25 °C |
| Logp | 7.12 |
| Synonyms | BDE-153 |
| Ec Number | 273-608-6 |
As an accredited 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | The packaging contains 100 grams of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether, sealed in an amber glass bottle with safety labeling. |
| Shipping | 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether is shipped in tightly sealed containers, away from heat, flame, and incompatible substances. It is categorized as a hazardous material and is transported under relevant regulations for dangerous goods, with appropriate labeling, documentation, and handling precautions to ensure environmental and personnel safety during transit. |
| Storage | 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether should be stored in a tightly sealed container, in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area, away from incompatible substances such as strong oxidizers. Protect from light and moisture. Store in a designated chemical storage cabinet, preferably for organobromine compounds, and ensure proper labeling. Access should be limited to trained personnel wearing appropriate personal protective equipment. |
Applications of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether in Industrial ManufacturingAs a leading producer of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether, we support a range of specialized industries that require advanced flame retardancy in polymer-based manufacturing. Our material integrates into demanding production lines that demand adherence to strict compliance, specific formulation ratios, and process reliability. The following scenarios detail established industrial use cases within their regulatory, processing, and product frameworks. 1. Flame Retardant for Electrical and Electronic HousingsThis brominated ether gets incorporated in thermoplastic and thermoset polymer matrices to achieve fire-safety ratings specified for electrical and electronic enclosures. Appliance housings, consumer electronics, and industrial control panels require strict retardancy performance under thermal and electrical load. Downstream users mix it with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), and polycarbonate blends to exceed ignition resistance requirements, especially where high breakdown voltage and mechanical integrity are critical for operational safety. Compounding lines must precisely meter and disperse the additive for uniform distribution, ensuring compliance and reproducibility batch-to-batch. Industry compliance standards
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2. Fire Retardant Additive for Textile Back-CoatingsThis polybrominated ether forms a key ingredient in the formulation of fire-resistant back-coatings for synthetic upholstery fabrics, drapery, seating and transport textiles, particularly where regulatory requirements enforce self-extinguishing performance and low smoke production during combustion. Chemical formulators use it as part of multi-component back-coat systems with antimony trioxide and plasticizers to produce coatings by knife-over-roll or spray methods. The process requires precise resin-to-retardant balancing for flexibility, wash resistance, and adhesion, with ongoing controls on volatile loss during cure. Industry compliance standards
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3. Flame Retardant for Printed Circuit Board LaminatesManufacturers utilize this material in the resin system of printed circuit boards (PCBs), especially for FR-4 and similar high-density multilayer applications. Its high bromine content enables compliance with electrical flame retardancy without critical impact to electrical insulation, dielectric properties, or mechanical stability at operating temperatures. The raw material gets homogenized with epoxy resins and hardeners, sometimes coapplied with antimony synergists, before impregnation with woven fiberglass. Resin-impregnated sheets are press-cured under heat and pressure to achieve a crosslinked, non-migrating fire barrier throughout the laminate thickness. Industry compliance standards
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4. Additive in Polyolefin Flame Retardant Compounds for Cable SheathingWire and cable compounders select this brominated flame retardant for polyolefin (PE, PP) sheaths to meet severe fire propagation and smoke evolution limits in infrastructure, building, and industrial wiring. The additive enables cables to pass horizontal and vertical flame spread tests and supports compliance with halogen and toxic gas release thresholds. Manufacturers meter it during twin-screw extrusion together with antimony trioxide and plasticizer to achieve both flame retardancy and mechanical flexibility, with strict process controls to prevent blooming or exudation over service life. Industry compliance standards
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5. Flame Retardant Masterbatch for Polyurethane FoamThe polybrominated ether acts as a critical flame-inhibiting component in masterbatch concentrates for flexible and semi-rigid polyurethane foam systems used in furniture, bedding, and automotive interiors. Foam formulators achieve self-extinguishing characteristics to comply with vertical burn resistance requirements and furniture flammability codes. Typically, masterbatch producers premix it with polyol components under controlled shear before the downstream foam producer combines it with isocyanates, surfactants and blowing agents. Direct, accurate integration prevents batch-to-batch variability and supports sustained foam quality. Industry compliance standards
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6. Specialty Flame Retardant for Thermoplastic Elastomer CompoundsThis additive serves in engineered thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds where high elasticity coexists with continuous exposure to heat or electrical current. Cable accessories, connector boots, and non-rigid overmoldings require halogenated flame retardancy to prevent melt-dripping and flame propagation during thermal events. Compounders dose and disperse the retardant with styrenic TPEs or TPVs in compounding extruders, balancing electrical properties, aging stability, and flame barrier formation. The process requires precise control over additive-to-base polymer interface to ensure consistent performance in the finished part despite dynamic load and flex cycling. Industry compliance standards
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In the landscape of fire safety for synthetic materials, 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether stands out. We manufacture this compound with a clear focus on quality, knowing its exacting role in the flame retardant sector. Across decades on the shop floor and the lab, our experience says that if you work with thermoplastics, household electronics, or building materials, this ether compound addresses real-world challenges others do not. Brominated flame retardants help save lives and equipment by curbing fire spread before real damage takes hold. We have seen regulatory focus shift over the years, yet requirements for reliable, high-performance flame retardants never lose their urgency.
2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether, chemically related to the PBDE family, belongs to the class known as hexabrominated diphenyl ethers. This is not a generic flame retardant. It hosts six bromine atoms on the diphenyl ether backbone. These substitutions make a big difference. The presence and position of these bromine atoms directly influence the compound’s thermal stability, volatility, and compatibility with polymer matrices. Over the years, our production lines have shown the benefit of maintaining this specific bromination pattern. The result is a flame retardant that doesn’t just slow ignition; it continues to contribute throughout the product lifecycle, even as the base polymer ages under mechanical or thermal stress.
The importance of purity and consistent particle size cannot be undersold. In our process, we have invested as much in tight process control as in sourcing the best precursors. High purity 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether keeps end product performance steady, batch after batch. Electronics manufacturers and plastic compounders send us exacting specs because they understand that trace impurities risk not only fire performance, but also stability in light, electrical properties, and processing flow. The ability to guarantee a narrow melting range and precise bromine content—two numbers our technical team tracks daily—directly affects downstream properties. We manage this by continual sampling, feedback to reactor controls, and cleaning regimes built from long experience running PBDE lines.
Some users look for a material that disperses evenly in a polymer melt, ensuring that every inch of a cable sheath or appliance housing contains the right dose of flame retardant. Other vendors might offer various grades, but our long-term feedback from customers highlights that purity and consistency at our scale do not cut corners. We see less dust, less migration, and more predictable flame test outcomes thanks to paying close attention to these factors. If there is a shortcut, it does not pay out in the actual performance lab.
Our main offering of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether matches what the industry refers to as the “hexabromo” grade, typically supplied as a fine white to off-white powder. Customers request material with accurate bromine content (commonly in the 82–83% range by weight), a well-controlled melting point, and low residual solvents. We maintain a typical melting range tightly, ensuring the powder not only integrates smoothly in the compounding line but also minimizes degradation during high-shear extrusion or injection molding.
Moisture content speaks loudest in high-humidity environments. Water traces interfere with flame retardant function and processability; thus, our drying protocols ensure the product remains within specification even after shipment through variable climates. Particle size distribution, which we control by post-reaction milling and screening, is another parameter our technical service team discusses with processors. Small deviations here lead to big changes in flow and dispersion in finished goods. Carbon content and halogen ratio checks assure compliance with international regulations, giving manufacturers confidence when testing for RoHS or REACH.
Out on the production floor, nobody wants a flame retardant that is stubborn, hard to feed, or unpredictable under process heat. 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether provides a solution that blends well with most thermoplastic matrices. Polyolefins and ABS, to name a couple, tolerate the material well in practice. Our clients often choose it for wire and cable insulation, TV housings, and secure panels in transportation or mass transit builds. These are products that demand documented durability under both routine handling and in the rare event of fire exposure.
Melt stability becomes essential when you run day-long campaigns on the compounding line. Too much degradation, and you lose your bromine content to offgas or side reactions. Our customers keep coming back for a product that stays stable as temperatures rise, passes flammability tests across multiple lots, and keeps on performing year after year in the hands of end users. There’s no room for fluke results in electrical enclosures. Consistency is the standard our buyers insist upon, not just a selling point.
Many choices exist in the flame retardant family. Even among brominated diphenyl ethers, isomer position dictates performance—more so than most realize at first glance. Lower-brominated congeners, such as tetra- and penta-BDEs, differ in volatility and migration tendencies. We have run pilot batches with other PBDE grades and witnessed how pentabromo variants sometimes fall short under stricter fire codes or show greater migration risk into the environment, creating regulatory or lifecycle headaches for users.
Alternative halogenated flame retardants—say, decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE)—bring their own profile of strengths and weaknesses. DecaBDE boasts high bromine content but tends to have lower thermal stability, limiting its use in processing at elevated temperatures. Some additives risk plate-out on metal surfaces or cause coloration issues in clear resins. We have observed that the hexabromo congener, specifically the 2,2',4,4',5,5' isomer, lands in a crucial middle ground. It handles process heat robustly without high offgassing, delivers effective flammability suppression in lower loadings, and integrates well into both filled and unfilled polymers. Unfilled polyolefin users report the cleanest process results with the fewest downstream surprises.
Emerging intumescent and phosphorus-based flame retardant systems request a very different set of processing conditions; these work well in certain applications but rarely bring the cost-to-benefit ratio that brominated systems can afford in products where mechanical and electrical properties cannot be compromised. We find that for appliance housings, switch gears, and high-traffic cable assemblies, hexabromodiphenyl ether provides a performance and economic answer other chemistries have not yet matched.
No discussion can shy away from the regulatory debates around PBDEs, including 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether. Over the years, we have seen regulatory bodies draw sharper lines in the sand regarding product content and emissions—prompting us to invest further in emission controls, recycling of process water, and best practices in containment to minimize workplace and community impact. Our history of regular independent audits stands as a testament to the seriousness with which we approach compliance.
Researchers and NGOs have raised credible concerns about PBDE persistence in certain environments and possible bioaccumulation. Our approach has always favored transparency. Customers carrying out environmental assessments appreciate access to our full analytical data, batch traceability, and lifecycle modeling. We have worked hand-in-hand with technical teams from end users during compliance audits, strengthening stewardship protocols year after year. This keeps us agile as standards and science evolve, and it keeps customers out of regulatory crosshairs.
Waste disposal and recycling remain a hot topic. We do not shy from educating downstream users about the best available techniques for handling end-of-life plastics containing PBDEs. New advances in chemical and mechanical recycling technology are of keen interest, and we maintain regular contact with industry consortia focused on responsible recycling pathways for legacy materials. Our goal as a manufacturer is to build the highest performance compound while providing partners with the facts and tools to manage this product safely through every stage of its service life.
Every kilogram of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether that leaves our plant has passed through strict internal controls. We designed our workplace protocols after reviewing the available toxicological evidence and listening to field feedback from workers in blending, pelletizing, and packaging. Our HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) team receives ongoing investment in training, monitoring, and engineering controls.
Absorption through the skin or via inhalation remains possible, so engineering out dust and training operators on proper PPE serve as cornerstones of our safety philosophy. The emission control systems, including high capture-rate extraction and multi-stage filtration, reflect our decades of operating in environments that demand zero tolerance for careless releases. This not only keeps our teams safe; it sets a strong foundation for our downstream partners to trust our product quality and safety measures.
We have learned to evolve production as regulations shift and as market needs change. Advances in reactor design, process automation, and raw material sourcing have sped up our scale-up times and reduced waste generation. Yet, operators know that uptime and product integrity hinge not just on machinery, but on experienced eyes and judicious responses to process deviations. We embed quality at every stage, not only to pass audits or compliance checks, but because the safety of people and property ride on finished materials behaving exactly as expected.
Collaboration with compounders and converters shapes much of our process development. Requests for tighter particle distributions or alternative packaging sizes sometimes spark new investments or workflow redesigns. We view these not as burdens, but as proof that real-world users require a hands-on, responsive partner—not a faceless supplier. That collaboration builds mutual respect and ultimately better performing flame retardant systems.
Managing logistics for a specialty chemical like 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether draws on years of lessons from raw material volatility and changing international rules. Demand cycles for wire, cable, consumer electronics, and construction do not always move in step. We have made it a point to maintain the required reserves, not just to weather market swings, but to help our customers avoid costly disruptions. Reserve planning means more than inventory; it means coordination with freight forwarders, adapting to regulatory paperwork changes, and transparent communication with buyers who cannot afford delay.
Geopolitical shifts, especially those affecting supply-chain chokepoints, have underscored the necessity of a strong in-house planning team. We reexamine backup plans quarterly. At times, sourcing select intermediates forces us to contract with new partners, triggering audit cycles from both ends. Our response does not cut corners; each new source undergoes batch sampling, purity verification, and trial processing. Over the years, these steps have helped keep our customer commitments for timely shipment and consistent quality even in turbulent times.
Flame retardant projects often call for more than a commodity exchange. With every batch of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether we supply, our technical support team engages from bench trials through to full-scale launches. Field visits, troubleshooting calls, or formulation tweaks often surface unexpected hurdles. We solve these not from a script, but from our direct experience with process upset, side reaction control, or unforeseen compatibility questions. Our dialogue with processors and product designers shapes our advice—no two lines ever run or react quite the same, and real-world feedback cycles straight back to the technical center.
When compound formulations need fine-tuning to manage cost or hit target UL flame rankings, we draw on years of data and direct lab tests. Sometimes, the answer involves a blend of fire retardants or a different masterbatch approach. We do not insist on one-size-fits-all. Each application—whether a rugged cable, a home appliance, or an automotive part—requires solutions grounded in chemistry and operational reality, not just paperwork compliance.
Research in flame retardancy never sits still. We follow advances in safer, more sustainable chemistries, and watch regulatory developments closely. With 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether, ongoing R&D explores process additives, co-retardants, and stabilized blends, each designed to improve end-product thermomechanical stability, migration resistance, and fire performance. Our participation in technical standards bodies and scientific consortia means improved formulations often reach our customers fast—well before latest market trends.
Our engineering team invests in pilot runs and upscaling new routes as soon as promising data emerges. Sometimes change is triggered by a client’s need for an improved performance-to-cost ratio; other times, by shifts in regional regulation or end-customer sustainability priorities. Being close to the production floor, we catch new challenges as they develop, not after the fact. Our policy is to share lessons learned—whether about emerging recycling challenges or breakthroughs in additive compatibility—openly with customers, building trust that pays off in better business relationships and safer markets.
Manufacturing and supplying 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether demands more than a certificate or technical datasheet. It involves an ongoing promise to deliver a consistently high-quality, high-performance product to partners operating on tight deadlines and even tighter specs. By listening intently to the needs of plastic formers, compounders, and equipment manufacturers, we continue to refine product quality, logistics, and technical service.
We believe our experience at every touchpoint of the manufacturing chain, combined with a philosophy of transparency, technical partnership, and regulatory responsibility, sets our offering apart. As we move into the future, 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl Ether remains a critical tool for harnessing polymer performance and securing property and lives across industries. For those searching for proven, reliable fire safety in plastics, our molecule delivers tangible results shaped by decades of hands-on learning and continuous improvement.
