1,2-Dibromopropane

1,2-Dibromopropane

Names
IUPAC name 1,2-Dibromopropane[1]
Other names Propylene dibromide
Identifiers
Beilstein Reference	1718884
CAS Registry Number	78-75-1 N
ChemSpider	6305 Y 557419 S N
EC number	201-139-1
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6Br2/c1-3(5)2-4/h3H,2H2,1H3 Y Key: XFNJYAKDBJUJAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
Jmol-3D images	Image
MeSH	1,2-dibromopropane
PubChem	6553 642201 S
RTECS number	TX8574000
SMILES CC(Br)CBr
UN number	1993
Properties
Molecular formula	C3H6Br2
Molar mass	201.89 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Density	1.937 g mL−1
Melting point	−55.5 °C; −67.8 °F; 217.7 K
Boiling point	139 °C; 282 °F; 412 K
Henry's law constant (kH)	6.7 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Refractive index (nD)	1.519
Thermochemistry
Specific heat capacity (C)	172.8 J K mol−1
Hazards
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GHS signal word	WARNING
GHS hazard statements	H226, H302, H332
EU classification	Xn
R-phrases	R10, R20/21/22, R36/37/38, R40
S-phrases	S16, S24/25, S26, S27, S36/37/39, S45
Flash point	50 °C (122 °F; 323 K)
LD50 (Median lethal dose)	741 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanes	1,1-Dibromoethane 1,2-Dibromoethane Tetrabromoethane 1,3-Dibromopropane 1,2,3-Tribromopropane
Related compounds	Mitobronitol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

1,2-Dibromopropane, also known as propylene dibromide, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃CHBrCH₂Br. It is the simplest chiral hydrocarbon containing two bromine atoms:

(S)-1,2-Dibrompropane (above) and (R)-1,2-Dibrompropane (below)

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