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Linear Formula:
CH3MgBr
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
119.24
Beilstein:
3535220
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
Quality Level
reaction suitability
reaction type: Grignard Reaction
concentration
3.0 M in diethyl ether
density
1.035 g/mL at 25 °C
SMILES string
C[Mg]Br
InChI
1S/CH3.BrH.Mg/h1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1
InChI key
AVFUHBJCUUTGCD-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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General description
Methylmagnesium bromide solution, also known as bromomethylmagnesium, is both a Lewis acid and nucleophile. It is commonly used as a grignard reagent in organic synthesis reactions.
Application
Methylmagnesium bromide solution (3M in diethyl ether) is used to synthesize:
- 3S-(Boc-amino)-2,4-dimethyl-2-pentanol and methyl tert-butyl (S)-sulfoxide.
- Methyl potassium polyimide (K-PIM-1) (MeMgBr).
- 3(4R)-{3(2R,3S)-[4′-(1′-triphenylmethyl)imidazole]-2-bromo-1-oxobutyl)-4-phenyl2-oxazolidinone
- Benzyl 2-(2-oxopropyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate
- (R*, R*) 1-[1-(1-phenylethyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl]propan-2-one)
Packaging
The 25 mL Sure/Seal™ bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.
Legal Information
Sure/Seal is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1
Target Organs
Central nervous system
Supplementary Hazards
Storage Class Code
4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
-40.0 °F - closed cup
Flash Point(C)
-40 °C - closed cup
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