A29585

Allyl bromide

ReagentPlus^®, 99%, contains ≤1000 ppm propylene oxide as stabilizer

• Synonym(s): 3-Bromo-1-propene
• Linear Formula: CH₂=CHCH₂Br
• CAS Number: 106-95-6
• Molecular Weight: 120.98
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 605308
• EC Number: 203-446-6
• MDL number: MFCD00000244
• UNSPSC Code: 12352101
• PubChem Substance ID: 24890713
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor density: 4.2 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 200
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• assay: 99%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 554 °F
• contains: ≤1000 ppm propylene oxide as stabilizer
• expl. lim.: 7.3 %
• refractive index: n20/D 1.469 (lit.)
• bp: 70-71 °C (lit.)
• mp: −119 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.398 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: BrCC=C
• InChI: 1S/C3H5Br/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1,3H2
• InChI key: BHELZAPQIKSEDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Allyl bromide can be used as a reagent to prepare:

• Allyl ketones by Barbier-type allylation of various nitriles in the presence of Lewis acid.
• Homoallylic alcohols by reacting with aldehydes or ketones using zinc dust as a catalyst.
• 1,5-hexadiene by reductive C-C bond coupling using silver hydride cluster.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08,GHS05,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H301 + H331,H314,H340,H350,H400
• pcodes: P210 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 30.2 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: -1 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter