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202207

Sigma-Aldrich

Boron tribromide

ReagentPlus®, 99.9%

Synonym(s):

Tribromoboron

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BBr3
CAS Number:
10294-33-4
Molecular Weight:
250.52
EC Number:
233-657-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011312
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
24852048
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

8.6 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 14 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99.9%

color

colorless

bp

~90 °C (lit.)

mp

−46 °C (lit.)

density

2.60 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

BrB(Br)Br

InChI

1S/BBr3/c2-1(3)4

InChI key

ILAHWRKJUDSMFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Reactant for preparation of:
  • Drug intermediate 6-nitro-L-DOPA
  • Luminescent polystyrene derivatives with sterically protected carbazolylborane moieties
  • High-quality boron-doped graphene via Wurtz-type reductive coupling reaction
  • Mercapto-(+)-methamphetamine haptens for synthesis of (+)-methamphetamine conjugate vaccines with improved epitope densities
  • Micrometer-sized organic molecule-DNA hybrid structures
  • Borane complexes via electrophilic aromatic borylation reactions
  • A 5-HT2C receptor agonist
  • Biphenyl-derivatives possessing tertiary amino groups as β-secretase(BACE1) inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer′s disease
  • A highly near-IR region fluorescent p-extended boron aza-dipyrromethene moiety unit
  • Tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives via intramolecular cyclization of methoxy-substituted N-phenethylimides
Used to cleave aryl methyl ethers in a syntheses of a benzopyranobenzopyran from a coumarin scaffold and ladder-type conjugated polymers.

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300 + H330,H314

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

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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JAN Code

202207-250G:4548173930107
202207-2KG:4548173930121
202207-VAR:
202207-BULK:
202207-25G:4548173930114
202207-100G:4548173930091

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