4-Bromoethylbenzene Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-43°C

Boiling point:

204 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.343 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.544(lit.)

Flash point:

147 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform, Ethyl Acetate, Methanol

form 

Oil

color 

Clear Colourless

Specific Gravity

1.343

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

BRN 

1856989

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

InChIKey

URFPRAHGGBYNPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

1585-07-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

1-Bromo-4-ethylbenzene(1585-07-5)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzene, 1-bromo-4-ethyl- (1585-07-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

23-24/25

RIDADR 

UN 2810

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

T

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29036990

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4-Bromoethylbenzene Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colourless to light yellow liquid

Uses

1-Bromo-4-ethylbenzene is organo bromide with flame retardant properties.

Uses

1-Bromo-4-ethylbenzene is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic Synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff.

Uses

Intermediates of Liquid Crystals

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 15, p. 3395, 1974 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)91916-1

General Description

1-Bromo-4-ethylbenzene undergoes oxidation to give 4′-bromoacetophenone (74.3% yield).

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