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A SHORTT time ago we reported1 that hypobromous acid became a powerful brominating agent in the presence of mineral acids owing to the production of bromine cations:
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DERBYSHIRE, D., WATERS, W. An Oxidation Involving the Hydroxyl Cation, (OH)+. Nature 165, 401 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165401a0
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