Bromoacetone

Bromoacetone is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. He is described as a skin, eye, and respiratory irritation. Was first used Bromaceton as a chemical weapon in World War I, and can be used at present in organic synthesis, although the production data were not found. Bromoacetone was prepared by acetone treatment bromine and sodium chlorate. It occurs naturally in the essential oil of a species of algae that grow around the Hawaiian islands in the sea