Description
Sodium 2-bromopropionate (CAS No. 56985-74-1) is a high-purity organic compound with the molecular formula C3H4BrNaO2. This white to off-white crystalline powder is widely utilized in synthetic organic chemistry and pharmaceutical research due to its role as a versatile alkylating agent and intermediate. With an IUPAC name of sodium;2-bromopropanoate, it offers excellent solubility in polar solvents like water and ethanol, making it ideal for laboratory-scale reactions. Our product is rigorously tested for purity (typically ≥95-98%) and consistency, ensuring reliable performance in nucleophilic substitution reactions, carboxylate functionalization, and polymer modification. Each batch is supplied with detailed analytical certificates (CoA) including HPLC/GC traces, NMR data, and moisture content analysis. Packaged under inert conditions to prevent degradation, this compound is available in research quantities from grams to kilograms with custom bulk options.
Properties
- CAS Number: 56985-74-1
- Complexity: 66
- IUPAC Name: sodium;2-bromopropanoate
- InChI: InChI=1S/C3H5BrO2.Na/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q;+1/p-1
- InChI Key: NHEFSTXHZRGAIH-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- Exact Mass: 173.92924
- Molecular Formula: C3H4BrNaO2
- Molecular Weight: 174.96
- SMILES: CC(C(=O)[O-])Br.[Na+]
- Topological: 40.1
- Monoisotopic Mass: 173.92924
- Synonyms: Sodium 2-bromopropionate, Sodium 2-bromopropanoate, 56985-74-1, Sodium alpha-bromopropionate, sodium;2-bromopropanoate, 2-Bromopropanoic acid sodium salt, EINECS 260-501-7, Propanoic acid, 2-bromo-, sodium salt, Propionic acid, 2-bromo-, sodium salt, SCHEMBL128117, DTXSID00972470, NS00087301
Application
Sodium 2-bromopropionate serves as a key building block in pharmaceutical synthesis, particularly for introducing propionate moieties in drug candidates. Researchers employ it as an alkylating agent in nucleophilic substitution reactions to create carbon-carbon bonds in complex organic molecules. The compound finds specialized use in polymer chemistry for modifying carboxylate-containing materials and in agrochemical research for synthesizing brominated herbicides.
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