186481

6-Bromo-1-hexanol

97%

• Synonym(s): Hexamethylene bromohydrin
• Linear Formula: Br(CH₂)₆OH
• CAS Number: 4286-55-9
• Molecular Weight: 181.07
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1732415
• MDL number: MFCD00002983
• UNSPSC Code: 12352200
• PubChem Substance ID: 24851223
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• assay: 97%
• form: liquid
• reaction suitability: reagent type: cross-linking reagent
• refractive index: n20/D 1.482 (lit.)
• bp: 105-106 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 1.384 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: bromo; hydroxyl
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: BrCCCCCCO
• InChI: 1S/C6H13BrO/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8/h8H,1-6H2
• InChI key: FCMCSZXRVWDVAW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

6-Bromo-1-hexanol, also known as hexamethylene bromohydrin is a cross-linking reagent that is commonly used in organic and polymeric synthesis.

Application

6-Bromo-1-hexanol is used as a cross linker to synthesize cyclic, branched, and bicyclic oligonucleotides by click chemistry. It is also utilized to synthesize gel polymer electrolytes, and polymerizable ionic liquids (PILs) such as 1-[(6-methacryloyloxy)hexyl]3-methylimidazolium bromide.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter