B56307

Bromoacetic acid

reagent grade, 97%

• Synonym(s): 2-Bromoethanoic acid, Bromoethanoic acid, Carboxymethyl bromide, MBAA, Monobromoacetic acid
• Linear Formula: BrCH₂COOH
• CAS Number: 79-08-3
• Molecular Weight: 138.95
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 506167
• EC Number: 201-175-8
• MDL number: MFCD00002678
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• PubChem Substance ID: 57653942
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• grade: reagent grade
• assay: 97%
• form: crystals
• bp: 208 °C (lit.)
• mp: 47-49 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: OC(=O)CBr
• InChI: 1S/C2H3BrO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H,4,5)
• InChI key: KDPAWGWELVVRCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Gene Information: human ... PTPN6(5777)

Description

General description

Bromoacetic acid is commonly used in acylation, alkylation, condensation, addition, cycloaddition, and esterification reactions.

Application

Bromoacetic acid can be used:

• As a quaternizing and alkylating agent.
• For carboxymethylation of poly(ethylene glycol) for bacterial adhesion experiments.
• For the synthesis of C₆₀-fused lactone in the presence of Mn(OAc)₃·2H₂O.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS05,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H300,H311 + H331,H314,H317,H400
• pcodes: P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - Skin Sens. 1
• Storage Class: 6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 235.4 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 113 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges