(2-Bromoethyl)benzene
CAS: 103-63-9
Category: Organic Intermediates
| Purity | Technical/reagent grade typically ≥98% purity (GC), with controlled limits on water content and acid |
| Molecular Formula | C8H9Br |
| Molecular Weight | 185.06 |
| Appearance | Clear colorless to light yellow liquid |
| Packaging | Laboratory scale: 5 mL–100 mL glass bottles; industrial scale: multi-kilogram metal or HDPE drums for use as an organic liquid intermediate |
| Testing Indicators | Appearance — visual inspection (color and clarity); Boiling point — distillation; Refractive index — Abbe refractometer or equivalent; Density — hydrometer or digital density meter; Purity/assay — GC (GC-FID); Identification — FTIR and ¹H NMR; Moisture — Karl Fischer titration when specified. |
| Storage Notes | Store in a cool (0–10 °C), dry, well-ventilated area, in tightly closed containers under inert gas. Protect from light, heat, and moisture. Keep away from ignition sources and strong oxidizing agents, and handle as a combustible, harmful liquid with appropriate personal protective equipment. |
| Lead Time | 10 days |
Organobromide intermediate used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and fine chemicals. Serves as a building block (phenethyl bromide) for preparing phenethyl derivatives, including N-phenethyl-4-piperidone and related intermediates in life-science and industrial chemistry.