Title: Ethyl a-Bromopropionate
CAS Registry Number: 535-11-5
CAS Name: 2-Bromopropanoic acid ethyl ester
Molecular Formula: C5H9BrO2
Molecular Weight: 181.03
Percent Composition: C 33.17%, H 5.01%, Br 44.14%, O 17.68%
Line Formula: CH3CHBrCOOC2H5
Properties: Liquid; sharp, pungent odor; becomes yellow on exposure to light. d2020 1.447. bp 159-160°; also stated as 160-165°.
nD20 1.4469. Insol in water; miscible with alcohol, ether.
Protect from light.
Boiling point: bp 159-160°; also stated as 160-165°
Index of refraction: nD20 1.4469
Density: d2020 1.447