2-Bromoethanol

CAS Registry Number®

540-51-2

CAS Name

2-Bromoethanol

Molecular Formula

C2H5BrO

Molecular Mass

124.96

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    150 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.716 g/cm³ @ Temp: 22.2 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H5BrO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-2H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=LDLCZOVUSADOIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CO)Br

Canonical SMILES

BrCCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethanol, 2-bromo-
  • 2-Bromoethanol
  • Glycol bromohydrin
  • Ethylene bromohydrin
  • 2-Hydroxyethyl bromide

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1867-11-4

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