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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/REAXYS Number:
1719127
EC Number:
202-480-9
MDL number:
MFCD00004699
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24893858
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

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.

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Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class

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

wgk_germany

WGK 3

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2,3-Dibromopropan-1-ol.
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, 77, 439-453 (2000-12-02)
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
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
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 28, 891-891 (1991)
2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol.
Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles, 10, 82-83 (2004-08-25)
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