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(3-Bromopropyl)trimethylammonium bromide

97%

Synonym(s):

3-Bromo-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminium Bromide

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Linear Formula:
Br(CH2)3N(CH3)3Br
CAS Number:
3779-42-8
Molecular Weight:
261.00
MDL number:
MFCD00075396
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
24861515
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

form

solid

mp

210 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

[Br-].C[N+](C)(C)CCCBr

InChI

1S/C6H15BrN.BrH/c1-8(2,3)6-4-5-7;/h4-6H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

NNZGNZHUGJAKKT-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

(3-Bromopropyl)trimethylammonium bromide is a quaternary ammonium salt and has various applications in organic chemistry, including the synthesis of hydrophilic-hydrophobic block copolymers. Additionally, this compound can be used as a surfactant in the synthesis of ultrathin nano scrolls (NSs).

Application

(3-Bromopropyl)trimethylammonium bromide can be used as a reagent in the synthesis of:
  • Octa-cationic imidazolyl Al(III) phthalocyanine bifunctional catalyst CAT 2.
  • Divalent surfactants like N-(3-trimethylammoniumpropyl)hexadecyldimethylammonium dibromide and N-(3-trimethylammoniumpropyl)octadecylammonium dibromide by reacting with surfactant precursor compounds hexadecyldimethylamine (C16NMe2), octadecyldimethylamine (C18NMe2) respectively.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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K Okazaki et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 145(1), 87-90 (1985-02-15)
Reduced lysozyme was alkylated with 3-bromopropyltrimethylammonium bromide to give reduced and S-3-(trimethylated amino)propylated lysozyme. It was soluble in a wide range of pH and is suitable as the protein substrate to determine protease specificity.
Synthesis and property of novel anion exchange membrane based on poly (aryl ether sulfone) s bearing piperidinium moieties
Wang F, et al.
Journal of Membrane Science, 591, 117334-117334 (2019)
Al (III) phthalocyanine catalysts for CO2 addition to epoxides: Fine-tunable selectivity for cyclic carbonates versus polycarbonates
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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 950, 121979-121979 (2021)
Ethylene-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilicas with Fm3m symmetry
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