Title: d-Amyl Bromide
CAS Registry Number: 534-00-9
CAS Name: 1-Bromo-2-methylbutane
Synonyms: d-pri-act-amyl bromide; L-1-bromo-2-methylbutane
Molecular Formula: C5H11Br
Molecular Weight: 151.04
Percent Composition: C 39.76%, H 7.34%, Br 52.90%
Line Formula: CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2Br
Literature References: Prepn: W. Marckwald,
Ber. 37, 1038 (1904); H. O. Jones,
J. Chem. Soc. 87, 135 (1905); R. P. Frohardt
et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 81, 5500 (1959).
Properties: Liquid. d420 1.221. bp 120-121°.
nD25 1.4425; [a]D28 +4.69° (neat). Practically insol in water. Sol in alcohol, ether.
Boiling point: bp 120-121°
Optical Rotation: [a]D28 +4.69° (neat)
Index of refraction: nD25 1.4425
Density: d420 1.221