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2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol

98%

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Linear Formula:
BrCH2CH(Br)CH2OH
CAS Number:
96-13-9
Molecular Weight:
217.89
Beilstein:
1719127
EC Number:
202-480-9
MDL number:
MFCD00004699
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24893858
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.559 (lit.)

bp

95-97 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

density

2.12 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCC(Br)CBr

InChI

1S/C3H6Br2O/c4-1-3(5)2-6/h3,6H,1-2H2

InChI key

QWVCIORZLNBIIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Synthetic building block, fire-proofing agent, and carcinogen.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 1B - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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R Benigni
Mutagenesis, 6(5), 423-425 (1991-09-01)
A QSAR model based on the combination of two molecular descriptors--estimated electrophilic reactivity and Ashby's structural alerts--was used to predict the carcinogenicity of 44 chemicals currently bioassayed by the US National Toxicology Program. These predictions will be compared with the
Ijaz Gul et al.
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G K Hemakanthi De Alwis et al.
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 53(1), 134-139 (2007-03-31)
2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol (DBP) was used as an active flame retardant in the 1970s. It was also used as an intermediate in the preparation of insecticide formulations, pharmaceuticals and the flame retardants tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate (Tris-BP) and tetrabromobisphenol A bis (2,3-dibromopropyl ether). DBP
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 28, 891-891 (1991)
G Choudhary
American Industrial Hygiene Association journal, 48(9), 809-813 (1987-09-01)
One of the starting materials for the preparation of TRIS-BP (tris-2,3-dibromopropanol phosphate), which is used in the treatment of fabrics and various materials to make them nonflammable, is 2,3-dibromopropanol. Because of the reported toxic nature of its parent phosphate compound
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