B75409

9-Bromophenanthrene

96%

• Synonym(s): 9-Phenanthryl bromide
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₄H₉Br
• CAS Number: 573-17-1
• Molecular Weight: 257.13
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1869927
• EC Number: 209-351-6
• MDL number: MFCD00001174
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24892005
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• assay: 96%
• form: powder
• bp: 180-190 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 60-64 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: Brc1cc2ccccc2c3ccccc13
• InChI: 1S/C14H9Br/c15-14-9-10-5-1-2-6-11(10)12-7-3-4-8-13(12)14/h1-9H
• InChI key: RSQXKVWKJVUZDG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

9-bromophenanthrene is a versatile halogenated organic compound that can be used as a reagent in various reactions such as Friedel-Crafts reaction and the Diels-Alder reaction. It is also used as a precursor for the synthesis of 9-bromoanthracene, 9-bromophenanthroline, and 9-bromophenanthridine.

Application

9-bromophenanthrene can be used as a building block in the synthesis of N-heterocyclic-carbene complexes via Suzuki−Miyaura cross-coupling reaction with aryl boronic acids.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)