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Bromomethyl methyl ether

Catalog No. L09837 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 13057-17-5 Website
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Purity tech. 90% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
溴甲基甲醚
IUPAC name
bromo(methoxy)methane
IUPAC Traditional name
methane, bromomethoxy-
Synonyms
BMME
Methoxymethyl bromide

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 13057-17-5
MDL Number MFCD00000171
Beilstein Number 1730853

PROPERTIES

Purity tech. 90%
Boiling Point 86-87°C
Density 1.531
Flash Point 26°C(78°F)
Refractive Index 1.4520-1.4600
GHS Pictograms GHS02
GHS Pictograms GHS06
GHS Pictograms GHS08
GHS Hazard statements H331-H302-H312-H315-H319-H335-H226-H351
European Hazard Symbols X
GHS Precautionary statements P210-P241-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P405-P501A
Risk Statements 10-20/21/22-36/37/38-40
Safety Statements 16-26-36/37
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 3
UN Number UN1992
Packing Group II

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Reagent for protection of OH groups as their methoxymethyl (MOM) ethers. The group can be introduced in the presence of a base such as N-ethyldiisopropylamine: Tetrahedron Lett., 26, 6461 (1986); 30, 1971 (1989). Aryl acetates are converted directly into aryl methoxymethyl ethers in the presence of NaOMe in DMF: Synth. Commun., 29, 2217 (1999).
  • A method for the ɑ-methylenation of lactones involves alkylation of the ɑ-lithio derivative, followed by elimination of methanol: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 102, 3964 (1980).
  • For a review of the use of ɑ-monohalo ethers in synthesis, see: Synthesis, 1 (1995).