Methyl a-Bromophenylacetate

CAS: 3042-81-7

Ref. TR-M294940

Product Information

• Name: Methyl a-Bromophenylacetate
• Synonyms: alpha-Bromobenzeneacetic Acid Methyl Ester, Bromophenylacetic Acid Methyl Ester, 2-Bromo-2-phenylacetic Acid Methyl Ester, Methyl 2-Bromo-2-phenylacetate, Methyl 2-Bromophenylacetate, Methyl DL-Bromophenylacetate, Methyl Bromophenylacetate, Methyl alpha-Bromo-alpha-phenylacetate, Methyl alpha-Bromobenzeneacetate, NSC 243708, alpha-Bromobenzeneacetic Acid Methyl Ester
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Methyl α-bromophenylacetate is used in synthetic chemistry as an initiator for polymerization reactions (such as the polymerization of methyl methacrylate). Methyl α-bromophenylacetate is also used as a reagent to synthesize compounds that act as selective Serotonin (HCl: S274980) reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). SSRIs are used to modulate symptoms in autistic patients. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Fors, B. & Hawker, C.: Angew. Chem. Int. Edit., 51, 8850 (2012); Ghoneim, O., et al.: Bioorgan. Med. Chem. Lett., 21, 6714 (2011); O’Reilly, R., et al.: Macromolecules, 40, 7441 (2007)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 229.07
• Formula: C₉H₉BrO₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H9BrO2/c1-12-9(11)8(10)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6,8H,1H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=NHFBYYMNJUMVOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COC(=O)C(Br)c1ccccc1