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Bromoethane

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Synonym(s):

Ethyl bromide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2H5Br
CAS Number:
74-96-4
Molecular Weight:
108.97
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209224
EC Number:
200-825-8
MDL number:
MFCD00000232
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24854383
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

~3.75 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

25.32 psi ( 55 °C)
7.54 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

952 °F

expl. lim.

11.25 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)

bp

37-40 °C (lit.)

mp

−119 °C (lit.)

density

1.46 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

alkyl halide
bromo

SMILES string

CCBr

InChI

1S/C2H5Br/c1-2-3/h2H2,1H3

InChI key

RDHPKYGYEGBMSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • Inhibition of hydrogen-air mixtures by using chemical vapor additives: Compares the effectiveness of bromoethane and other brominated hydrocarbons in minimizing hydrogen hazards (SK Das et al., 2024).

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Ozone 1

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-9.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-23 °C - closed cup

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Microwave Spectrum, Structure, and Quadrupole Coupling Constant Tensor of Ethyl Bromide.
Flanagan C and Pierce L.
J. Chem. Phys. , 38(12), 2963-2969 (1963)
Microwave Spectra of Molecules Exhibiting Internal Rotation. V. Barrier Height in Ethyl Chloride and Ethyl Bromide.
Lide Jr DR.
J. Chem. Phys. , 30(1), 37-39 (1959)
Luis Destefano-Beltrán et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 57(11), 2879-2886 (2006-07-13)
The length of potato tuber dormancy depends on both the genotype and the environmental conditions during growth and storage. Abscisic acid (ABA) has been shown to play a critical role in tuber dormancy control but the mechanisms regulating ABA content
Paula Teper-Bamnolker et al.
Plant physiology, 158(4), 2053-2067 (2012-03-01)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) tuber, a swollen underground stem, is used as a model system for the study of dormancy release and sprouting. Natural dormancy release, at room temperature, is initiated by tuber apical bud meristem (TAB-meristem) sprouting characterized by apical
J R Bucher et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 130(1), 169-173 (1995-01-01)
Chloroethane and bromoethane have been shown to cause a marked uterine tumor response in B6C3F1 mice exposed for 2 years. These chemicals are nearly unique in this regard among the nearly 400 chemicals studied by the National Toxicology Program, and
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