Vinyl bromide

Vinyl bromide is a simple vinyl halide. It is a colorless liquid. It is produced from ethylene dibromide. It is mainly used as a comonomer to confer fire retardant properties to acrylate polymers.
Reactions and applications.
It reacts with magnesium to give the corresponding Grignard reagent.
Safety precautions.
Vinyl bromide is listed in List of IARC Group 2A carcinogens as a suspected human carcinogen.