Ethyl 3-bromopropionate

CAS Registry Number®

539-74-2

CAS Name

Ethyl 3-bromopropionate

Molecular Formula

C5H9BrO2

Molecular Mass

181.03

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    44 °C @ Press: 2.5 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    184-186 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.35440 g/cm³ @ Temp: 60.00 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H9BrO2/c1-2-8-5(7)3-4-6/h2-4H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=FQTIYMRSUOADDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCBr)(OCC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)CCBr

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 3-bromo-, ethyl ester
  • Propionic acid, 3-bromo-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl 3-bromopropanoate
  • Ethyl β-bromopropionate
  • Ethyl 3-bromopropionate

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