1-Bromobutane

1-Bromobutane
Skeletal formula of 1-bromobutane with some implicit hydrogens shown
Ball and stick model of 1-bromobutane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Bromobutane[1]
Other names
Butyl bromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1098260
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.357 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-691-9
MeSH butyl+bromide
RTECS number
  • EJ6225000
UNII
UN number 1126
  • InChI=1S/C4H9Br/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-4H2,1H3 checkY
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  • CCCCBr
Properties
C4H9Br
Molar mass 137.020 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 1.2676 g mL−1
Melting point −112.5 °C; −170.4 °F; 160.7 K
Boiling point 101.4 to 102.9 °C; 214.4 to 217.1 °F; 374.5 to 376.0 K
log P 2.828
Vapor pressure 5.3 kPa
140 nmol Pa kg−1
1.439
Thermochemistry
162.2 J K−1 mol−1
327.02 J K−1 mol−1
−148 kJ mol−1
−2.7178–−2.7152 MJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable GHS07: Exclamation mark GHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H225, H315, H319, H335, H411
P210, P261, P273, P305+P351+P338
Flash point 10 °C (50 °F; 283 K)
265 °C (509 °F; 538 K)
Explosive limits 2.8–6.6%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
2.761 g kg−1 (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanes
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1-Bromobutane is the organobromine compound with the formula CH3(CH2)3Br. It is a colorless liquid, although impure samples appear yellowish. It is insoluble in water, but soluble in organic solvents. It is primarily used as a source of the butyl group in organic synthesis. It is one of several isomers of butyl bromide.

  1. ^ "butyl bromide - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 17 June 2012.