Benzyl bromide

Benzyl bromide, or a-bromotoluene, is an organic compound Organic compound

An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compound [i]s whose molecule [i]s contain ...

consisting of a benzene Benzene

Benzene, also known as benzol, is an organic [i] chemical compound [i] with the ...

ring substituted with a bromomethyl group. It can be prepared by the bromination of toluene Toluene

Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane is a clear, water [i]-insoluble ...

at room temperature in air, using manganese oxide Manganese(IV) oxide

Manganese(IV) oxide is the chemical compound [i] MnO2, more usually called manganese dioxide. ...

as a heterogenous catalyst. It is a colorless liquid that is decomposed slowly in water. Benzyl bromide is used in organic synthesis for the introduction of the benzyl protecting group Protecting group

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for alcohol Alcohol

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s and carboxylic acid Carboxylic acid

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s. Benzyl bromide is a strong lachrymator and is also intensely irritating to skin and mucous membranes.

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Benzyl bromide

Chemical name IUPAC nomenclature IUPAC nomenclature is a system of naming chemical compound [i]s and of describing the science of chemistry [i] ...	Bromomethylbenzene
Chemical formula Chemical formula A chemical formula is a concise way of expressing information about the atom [i]s that constitute a par ...	C₇H₇Br
Molecular mass	171.04 g/mol
CAS number	[100-39-0]
Density	1.430 g/cm³
Melting point	-3 �C
Boiling point	198-199 �C
SMILES Simplified molecular input line entry specification The simplified molecular input line entry specification or SMILES is a specification for unambiguo...	BrCC1=CC=CC=C1

Benzyl bromide, or a-bromotoluene, is an organic compound Organic compound

An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compound [i]s whose molecule [i]s contain ...

consisting of a benzene Benzene

Benzene, also known as benzol, is an organic [i] chemical compound [i] with the ...

ring substituted with a bromomethyl group. It can be prepared by the bromination of toluene Toluene

Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane is a clear, water [i]-insoluble ...

at room temperature in air, using manganese oxide Manganese(IV) oxide

Manganese(IV) oxide is the chemical compound [i] MnO2, more usually called manganese dioxide. ...

as a heterogenous catalyst. It is a colorless liquid that is decomposed slowly in water.

Benzyl bromide is used in organic synthesis for the introduction of the benzyl protecting group Protecting group

A Protecting group or protective group is introduced into a molecule by chemical modification of a...

for alcohol Alcohol

In chemistry [i], an alcohol is any organic compound [i] in which a hydroxyl [i] group [i] ...

s and carboxylic acid Carboxylic acid

Carboxylic acids are organic acid [i]s characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group, which ha ...

s.

Benzyl bromide is a strong lachrymator and is also intensely irritating to skin and mucous membranes. Because of these properties, it has been used as a war gas.

Benzyl bromide

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