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2-Bromo-4-methylanisole

97%

Synonym(s):

3-Bromo-4-methoxytoluene

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Linear Formula:
Br(CH3)C6H3OCH3
CAS Number:
22002-45-5
Molecular Weight:
201.06
EC Number:
244-705-3
MDL number:
MFCD00017783
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24871722
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

refractive index

n20/D 1.565 (lit.)

bp

124-125 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)

mp

15.5 °C (lit.)

density

1.392 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1ccc(C)cc1Br

InChI

1S/C8H9BrO/c1-6-3-4-8(10-2)7(9)5-6/h3-5H,1-2H3

InChI key

DHPUIKWBNXTXOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Bromo-4-methylanisole can be prepared via bromination of 4-methylanisole using poly(4-vinylpyridinium bromochromate).

Application

2-Bromo-4-methylanisole may be used in the synthesis of:
  • 1,6-bis(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)pyridine (H2mdppy)
  • 1,8-dimethoxy-4-methylanthra-quinone
  • ethyl 2-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-2-methyl-4-oxocyclopentanecarboxylate
It may be used as starting material in the multi-step synthesis of sesquiterpene (±)-herbertenolide.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Unambiguous synthesis and spectral characterization of 1,8-dihydroxy-4-methylanthraquinone.
Wang A, et al.
ARKIVOC (Gainesville, FL, United States), 1, 80-84 (2002)
Highly efficient white organic electroluminescence from a double-layer device based on a boron hydroxyphenylpyridine complex.
Liu Y, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 41(1), 182-184 (2002)
Total synthesis of (?)-herbertenolide by stereospecific formation of vicinal quaternary centers in a crystalline ketone.
Ng D, et al.
Organic Letters, 6(4), 645-647 (2004)
Poly (4-vinylpyridinium bromochromate): an efficient reagent for bromination of aromatic compounds.
Albadi J, et al.
Monatshefte fur Chemie / Chemical Monthly, 144(2), 179-181 (2013)
Lipase-Promoted Access to Phenolic Herbertane-Type Sesquiterpenes: (+)-1, 14-Herbertenediol, (-)-a-Herbertenol, (-)-Herbertenediol and Their Enantiomers.
Acherar S, et al.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2004(24), 5092-5099 (2004)

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