2-Nitrobenzyl bromide

• Catalog No.: A13127
• CAS Number: 3958-60-9
• M. F.: C7H6BrNO2
• M. W.: 216.03204
• Purity: 98+%

SYNONYMS

• Title: 2-硝基苯甲基溴
• IUPAC name: 1-(bromomethyl)-2-nitrobenzene
• IUPAC Traditional name: 1-(bromomethyl)-2-nitrobenzene
• Synonyms: alpha-Bromo-2-nitrotoluene

DATABASE IDS

• EC Number: 223-558-9
• CAS Number: 3958-60-9
• MDL Number: MFCD00007184
• Beilstein Number: 638991

PROPERTIES

• Purity: 98+%
• Flash Point: >110°C(230°F)
• Melting Point: 45-48°C
• GHS Hazard statements: H314-H318-H317
• European Hazard Symbols: Corrosive (C)
• GHS Precautionary statements: P260-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P301+P330+P331-P405-P501A
• Risk Statements: 5-34-43
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39-45
• TSCA Listed: 否
• Hazard Class: 8
• UN Number: UN3261
• Packing Group: II

REFERENCES

• Photosensitive protecting reagent for alcohols, acids, phenols etc: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91, 5694 (1969); J. Org. Chem., 37, 2281, 2285 (1972); Compare 4,5-Dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl alcohol, L00719. Has also been recommended for the protection of the imidazole function in histidine containing peptides: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 97, 440 (1975). See Appendix 6. It has been investigated as a photocleavable protecting group for various N-heterocycles: Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 359 (1998). For reviews of photoremovable groups in organic synthesis, see: Synthesis, 1 (1980); Org. Photochem., 9, 225 (1987).