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α,α′-Dibromo-m-xylene

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97%

Synonym(s):

1,3-Bis(bromomethyl)benzene, m-Xylylene dibromide

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Linear Formula:
C6H4(CH2Br)2
CAS Number:
626-15-3
Molecular Weight:
263.96
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24847686
EC Number:
210-931-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
971085
MDL number:
MFCD00000178

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Product Name

α,α′-Dibromo-m-xylene, 97%

InChI key

OXHOPZLBSSTTBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H8Br2/c9-5-7-2-1-3-8(4-7)6-10/h1-4H,5-6H2

SMILES string

BrCc1cccc(CBr)c1

assay

97%

form

solid

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bp

135-140 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)

mp

74-77 °C (lit.)

functional group

bromo

greener alternative category

Re-engineered

Quality Level

200

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Application

α,α′-Dibromo-m-xylene has been used in preparation of four novel dinuclear half-titanocenes with meta- and orthoxylene bridges as new metallocenes. It was used in the synthesis of dissymmetrical bis-macrocyclic salt.

General description

α,α′-Dibromo-m-xylene can cross-link and cyclize peptides containing two cysteine residues.
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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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Florian P Seebeck et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(22), 7150-7151 (2006-06-01)
Dehydroalanine is a nonproteinogenic amino acid, but it is a component of a wide variety of natural products with therapeutic activities. Indeed, this alpha,beta-unsaturated residue is a highly versatile building block due to its rigidifying effect on peptide backbones and
Bis-aminals: efficient tools for bis-macrocycle synthesis.
Le Baccon M, et al.
New. J. Chem., 25(9), 1168-1174 (2001)
Preparation of new dinuclear half-titanocene complexes with ortho- and meta-xylene linkages and investigation of styrene polymerization.
Linh NTB, et al.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 694(21), 3438-3443 (2009)

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