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Bromomethyl phenyl sulfone

98%

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Linear Formula:
C6H5SO2CH2Br
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
235.10
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
MDL number:
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Product Name

Bromomethyl phenyl sulfone, 98%

InChI

1S/C7H7BrO2S/c8-6-11(9,10)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2

SMILES string

BrCS(=O)(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI key

SKIMEKUYIQHJQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

assay

98%

mp

51-53 °C (lit.)

functional group

bromo
sulfone

General description

Reaction of bromomethyl phenyl sulfone with potassium thiophenoxide in dimethyl formamide gave phenylthiomethyl phenyl sulfone. It undergoes disproportionation with KOH in DMSO at room temperature to yield methyl phenyl sulfone and dibromomethyl phenyl sulfone.

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Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Nucleophilic displacements alpha to sulfonyl groupings.
Bordwell FG and Jarvis BB.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 33(3), 1182-1185 (1968)
Base-induced disproportionation of halomethyl phenyl sulfones to methyl and dihalomethyl phenyl sulfones.
Galvagni M, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 55(14), 4454-4456 (1990)

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