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239607

Bromoethane

≥99%, liquid, suitable for synthesis, ReagentPlus®

Synonym(s):

Ethyl bromide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2H5Br
CAS Number:
74-96-4
Molecular Weight:
108.97
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
24854383
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
200-825-8
MDL number:
MFCD00000232
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209224
Assay:
≥99%
Bp:
37-40 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
25.32 psi ( 55 °C)
7.54 psi ( 20 °C)

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Product Name

Bromoethane, ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

form

liquid

InChI key

RDHPKYGYEGBMSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C2H5Br/c1-2-3/h2H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCBr

vapor density

~3.75 (vs air)

vapor pressure

25.32 psi ( 55 °C)
7.54 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

autoignition temp.

952 °F

expl. lim.

11.25 %

dilution

(for general lab use)

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)

bp

37-40 °C (lit.)

mp

−119 °C (lit.)

density

1.46 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

alkyl halide
bromo

Quality Level

100

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Application

  • Inhibition of hydrogen-air mixtures by using chemical vapor additives: Compares the effectiveness of bromoethane and other brominated hydrocarbons in minimizing hydrogen hazards (SK Das et al., 2024).

Legal Information

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

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Ozone 1

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-9.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-23 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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Hiroaki Aoyama et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 209(3), 226-235 (2005-06-01)
In a 2-year NTP bioassay, Bromoethane (BE) was found to induce endometrial neoplasms in the uterus of B6C3F1 mice [; ]. In women, hormonal influences, such as "unopposed" estrogenic stimulus, have been implicated as important etiologic factors in uterine cancer.
E D Barber et al.
Mutation research, 113(2), 89-101 (1983-04-01)
Growth curves of the 5 commonly used Ames Salmonella tester strains have been measured turbidimetrically in semi-solid agar. Lag times, doubling times and maximum cell densities have been calculated for each of the 5 strains. The time dependence of reversion
J W Holder
Toxicology and industrial health, 24(10), 655-675 (2009-01-15)
Chloroethane (CE) gas carcinogenicity is analyzed and determined from a National Toxicology Program (NTP) bioassay where an inhalation concentration of 15,000 ppm CE gas in air produced the highest incidence of an uncommon-to-rare tumor ever observed by the NTP. Persistently
Paula Teper-Bamnolker et al.
Plant physiology, 158(4), 2053-2067 (2012-03-01)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) tuber, a swollen underground stem, is used as a model system for the study of dormancy release and sprouting. Natural dormancy release, at room temperature, is initiated by tuber apical bud meristem (TAB-meristem) sprouting characterized by apical
J R Bucher et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 130(1), 169-173 (1995-01-01)
Chloroethane and bromoethane have been shown to cause a marked uterine tumor response in B6C3F1 mice exposed for 2 years. These chemicals are nearly unique in this regard among the nearly 400 chemicals studied by the National Toxicology Program, and
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