761885

1-(Bromomethyl)pyrene

• Synonym(s): 1-Pyrenylmethyl bromide
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₇H₁₁Br
• CAS Number: 2595-90-6
• Molecular Weight: 295.17
• MDL number: MFCD00269937
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 329766586
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• form: solid
• Quality Level: 100
• mp: 140-145 °C
• functional group: bromo
• SMILES string: BrCc1ccc2ccc3cccc4ccc1c2c34
• InChI: 1S/C17H11Br/c18-10-14-7-6-13-5-4-11-2-1-3-12-8-9-15(14)17(13)16(11)12/h1-9H,10H2
• InChI key: UGMXRPVWWWDPFC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

1-(Bromomethyl)pyrene is widely used in the synthesis of fluorophores for the fluorescent sensing of variety of analytes including metal ions like Cd²⁺, Zn²⁺ and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) sensing at physiological pH. It is also used in the synthesis of photoinitiators (PIs) for the radical polymerization of acrylates and the cationic polymerization of epoxy-silicone and vinyl ethers.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H315,H318,H335
• pcodes: P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable