(1-Bromoethyl)benzene Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-65°C

Boiling point:

94 °C/16 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.356 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.56(lit.)

Flash point:

179 °F

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,2-8°C

solubility 

Soluble in alcohol, ether, and benzene.

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear yellow to brownish

Sensitive 

Moisture Sensitive

BRN 

507210

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H9Br/c1-7(9)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7H,1H3

InChIKey

CRRUGYDDEMGVDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1(C(Br)C)=CC=CC=C1

CAS DataBase Reference

585-71-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzene, (1-bromoethyl)-(585-71-7)

EPA Substance Registry System

(1-Bromoethyl)benzene (585-71-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-24/25

RIDADR 

UN 3334

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29036990

Hazardous Substances Data

585-71-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

MSDS

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(1-Bromoethyl)benzene Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

CLEAR YELLOW TO BROWNISH LIQUID

Uses

(1-Bromoethyl)benzene has been employed in controlled radical polymerization of styrene, in asymmetric esterification of benzoic acid in the presence of a chiral cyclic guanidine and as initiator in the synthesis of bromine terminated polyp-methoxystyrene and polystyrene via atom transfer radical polymerization.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 48, p. 1678, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/jo00158a018
Synthesis, p. 383, 1981

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