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124095

1-Bromo-3-methylbutane

96%

Synonym(s):

Isoamyl bromide, Isopentyl bromide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCH2CH2Br
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
151.04
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-522-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773652
MDL number:
Assay:
96%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Segment

assay

96%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.4409 (lit.)

bp

120-121 °C (lit.)

mp

−112 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: slightly soluble at 16.5 °C (0.02g/100ml), alcohol: miscible, diethyl ether: miscible

density

1.261 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

alkyl halide, bromo

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)CCBr

InChI

1S/C5H11Br/c1-5(2)3-4-6/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

YXZFFTJAHVMMLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

1-Bromo-3-methylbutane is a low toxic bromosolvent.

Application

1-Bromo-3-methylbutane was used in the synthesis of 1-(3-methylbutyl)pyrrole. It was used in the production of pentyl peroxy radical by direct photolysis production method. It was also used as extraction solvent for determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water samples using liquid-liquid microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

71.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

22 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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