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Boron tribromide solution

1.0 M in methylene chloride

Synonym(s):

Tribromoboron

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BBr3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
250.52
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

Quality Level

concentration

1.0 M in methylene chloride

density

1.467 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

BrB(Br)Br

InChI

1S/BBr3/c2-1(3)4

InChI key

ILAHWRKJUDSMFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Boron tribromide (BBr3) is a commonly used reagent in organic chemistry for demethylation.

Application

Reactant for preparation of:
  • Drug intermediate 6-nitro-L-DOPA
  • Luminescent polystyrene derivatives with sterically protected carbazolylborane moieties
  • High-quality boron-doped graphene via Wurtz-type reductive coupling reaction
  • Mercapto-(+)-methamphetamine haptens for synthesis of (+)-methamphetamine conjugate vaccines with improved epitope densities
  • Micrometer-sized organic molecule-DNA hybrid structures
  • Borane complexes via electrophilic aromatic borylation reactions
  • A 5-HT2C receptor agonist
  • Biphenyl-derivatives possessing tertiary amino groups as ß-secretase(BACE1) inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer′s disease
  • A highly near-IR region fluorescent p-extended boron aza-dipyrromethene moiety unit
  • Tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives via intramolecular cyclization of methoxy-substituted N-phenethylimides
Used to cleave aryl methyl ethers in a synthesis of a benzopyranobenzopyran from a coumarin scaffold.

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.

Legal Information

Sure/Seal is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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