1-Bromo-3-chloropropane

1-Bromo-3-chloropropane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1-Bromo-3-chloropropane
	Other names Trimethylene chlorobromide
Identifiers
CAS Number	109-70-6;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL156560;
ChemSpider	7715;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.362
EC Number	203-697-1;
PubChem CID	8006;
RTECS number	TX4113000;
UNII	KA4WR2LS00;
UN number	2688
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1051565;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H6BrCl/c4-2-1-3-5/h1-3H2 Key: MFESCIUQSIBMSM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(CCl)CBr;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6BrCl
Molar mass	157.44 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Melting point	−58.9 °C (−74.0 °F; 214.2 K)
Boiling point	143.3 °C (289.9 °F; 416.4 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H226, H302, H315, H319, H331, H332, H335, H341, H412
Precautionary statements	P201, P202, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P281, P301+P312, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P311, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
Flash point	57 °C (135 °F; 330 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

1-Bromo-3-chloropropane is an organohalogen compound with the formula Br(CH₂)₃Cl. It is a colorless liquid, produced by free-radical addition of hydrogen bromide to allyl chloride.^[1] It is used as an alkylating agent to install the –(CH₂)₃Cl^[2] ^[3] and –(CH₂)₃– groups.^[4] For example, it is a precursor to 4-chlorobutyronitrile.

References

^ Dagani, M. J.; Barda, H. J.; Benya, T. J.; Sanders, D. C. "Bromine Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_405. ISBN 978-3527306732.
^ Allen, Charles F. H.; Domeier, L. A. (1928). "γ-Chlorobutyronitrile". Org. Synth. 8: 52. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.008.0052.
^ Evans, D. A.; Domeier, L. A. (1974). "Endocyclic Enamine Synthesis: N-Methyl-2-Phenyl-δ²-tetrahydropyridine". Org. Synth. 54: 93. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.054.0093.
^ Glass, D. B.; Weissberger, A. (1946). "Julolidine". Org. Synth. 26: 40. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.026.0040.