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(2-Bromoethyl)benzene, 98%

CAS: 103-63-9 | C8H9Br | 185.064 g/mol

Product Details

Catalog number A12528.36 also known as A12528-36

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Chemical Identifiers

• CAS 103-63-9
• IUPAC Name (2-bromoethyl)benzene
• Molecular Formula C8H9Br
• InChI Key WMPPDTMATNBGJN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES BrCCC1=CC=CC=C1

Specifications

• Appearance (Color) Clear, colourless to pale yellow
• Form liquid
• Refractive Index 1.5550 - 1.5580 @20°C
• Assay (GC) > 97.5%

Description and Applications

(2-Bromoethyl)benzene is used in the preparation of phenelzine by reacting with hydrazine. It is also used as a starting material to prepare various beta-phenethyl derivatives, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and fragrances. It finds application as a flame retardant.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications

(2-Bromoethyl)benzene is used in the preparation of phenelzine by reacting with hydrazine. It is also used as a starting material to prepare various beta-phenethyl derivatives, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and fragrances. It finds application as a flame retardant.

Solubility

Miscible with ether and benzene. Immiscible with water.

Notes

Store in a cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

• Shukla, P.; Sharma, A.; Pallavi, B.; Cheng, C. H. Nickel-catalyzed reductive Heck type coupling of saturated alkyl halides with acrylates and oxabenzonorbornadiene. Tetrahedron 2015, 71 (15), 2260-2266.
• Huang, Y. B.; Yan, L.; Chen, M. Y.; Guo, Q. X.; Fu, Y. Selective hydrogenolysis of phenols and phenyl ethers to arenes through direct C-O cleavage over ruthenium-tungsten bifunctional catalysts. Green Chem. 2015, 17 (5), 3010-3017.

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