B65586

2-Bromoethanol

95%

• Synonym(s): Ethylene bromohydrin
• Linear Formula: BrCH₂CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 540-51-2
• Molecular Weight: 124.96
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 878140
• EC Number: 208-748-1
• MDL number: MFCD00002827
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24891919
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor density: 4.3 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor pressure: 2.4 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: 95%
• form: liquid
• refractive index: n20/D 1.492 (lit.)
• bp: 56-57 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 1.763 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: OCCBr
• InChI: 1S/C2H5BrO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-2H2
• InChI key: LDLCZOVUSADOIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

2-Bromoethanol can be used for the preparation of 2-bromoethyl glycosides from acetylated sugars. It can also be used as a starting material to synthesize 2-bromoethyl methoxymethyl ether.

2-Bromoethanol is used in selective reduction of nitroarenes (PcFe(II)/NaBH₄/2-bromoethanol catalyst system).

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H301 + H311 + H331,H314
• pcodes: P261 - P271 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 230.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 110 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter