Cyclopropyl bromide Property

Boiling point:

69 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.51 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.458(lit.)

Flash point:

20 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Liquid

Specific Gravity

1.510

color 

Clear colorless

Water Solubility 

immiscible

BRN 

1900287

CAS DataBase Reference

4333-56-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Cyclopropyl bromide(4333-56-6)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cyclopropane, bromo- (4333-56-6)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

F,Xi

Risk Statements 

11-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36-37/39

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

F 

8-19

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

T

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29035990

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H225Highly Flammable liquid and vapour

Precautionary statements

P210Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking.

P233Keep container tightly closed.

P240Ground/bond container and receiving equipment.

P241Use explosion-proof electrical/ventilating/lighting/…/equipment.

P242Use only non-sparking tools.

P243Take precautionary measures against static discharge.

Cyclopropyl bromide Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Cyclopropyl bromide is also named as Bromocyclopropane. It is used in organic synthesis, for instance, for the formation of a Grignard Reagent, cyclopropyllithium. It is also used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pharmaceutical and agrochemical products.

Chemical Properties

Light yellow to clear colourless liquid, boiling point 67-69°C, refractive index (nD20) 1.4605, density (d420) 1.5120, flash point -6°C.

Uses

Bromocyclopropane is primarily used an intermediate in the manufacture of pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. It is also used in the production of cyclopropyl boric acid. It is used as an intermediate in organic synethesis.

Preparation

Bromocyclopropane has been prepared by the Hunsdiecker reaction by adding silver cyclopropanecarboxylate to bromine in dichlorodifluoromethane at ?29° (53% yield) or in tetrachloroethane at ?20° to ?25° (15–20% yield). Decomposition of the peroxide of cyclopropanecarboxylic acid in the presence of carbon tetrabromide gave bromocyclopropane in 43% yield. An attempt to prepare the bromide via the von Braun reaction was unsuccessful. Ten percent yields are reported for the photobromination of cyclopropane and the photochemical rearrangement of allyl bromide. Treatment of 1,1,3-tribromopropane with methyllithium prepared from methyl bromide furnishes a 60–65% yield of bromocyclopropane.

Application

Bromocyclopropane have anti-angiogenic effects that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels by interfering with the production of prostaglandins and nitric oxide, which are important for the formation of new blood vessels. Bromocyclopropane binds to cyclopropyl and hydrochloric acid, forming a hydrogen bond. It also forms a hydrogen bond with fatty acids and an a-type hydroxyl group.

References

Science of Synthesis: Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformation Vol. 7: Compounds of Group 13 and 2 (Al, Ga, In, Tl, Be…Ba), 2007, ISBN: 9783131484819
D. Seyferth, H. M. Cohen, The Stability of Cyclopropyllithium in diethyl ether and in tetrahydrofuran, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1963, vol. 1, pp. 15-21
“Formal Nucleophilic Substitution of Bromocyclopropanes with Azoles”, Ryabchuk, P.; Rubina, M.; Xu, J.; Rubin, M. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1752.
“Formal Substitution of Bromocyclopropanes with Nitrogen Nucleophiles”, Banning, J. E.; Gentillon, J.; Ryabchuk, P. G.; Prosser, A. R.; Rogers, A.; Edwards, A.; Holtzen, A.; Babkov, I.; Rubina, M.; Rubin, M. J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78, 7601.