|  | |  |  | (1-Bromoethyl)benzene Basic information | 
 | Product Name: | (1-Bromoethyl)benzene |  | Synonyms: | (±)-1-bromo-1-phenyl-ethane;(1-bromoethyl)-benzen;A-METHYLBENZYL BROMIDE;1-PHENYLETHYL BROMIDE;(1-BROMOETHYL)BENZENE;α-Methylbenzyl bromide;(1-Bromoethyl)benzene, 97% (alpha-Methybenzylbromide);(1-Bromoethyl)benzene,97% |  | CAS: | 585-71-7 |  | MF: | C8H9Br |  | MW: | 185.06 |  | EINECS: | 209-560-2 |  | Product Categories: | Benzene derivates |  | Mol File: | 585-71-7.mol |  |  | 
|  |  | (1-Bromoethyl)benzene Chemical Properties | 
 | Melting point | -65°C |  | Boiling point | 94 °C/16 mmHg (lit.) |  | density | 1.356 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |  | refractive index | n20/D 1.56(lit.) |  | Fp | 179 °F |  | storage temp. | Inert atmosphere,2-8°C |  | solubility | Soluble in alcohol, ether, and benzene. |  | form | Liquid |  | color | Clear yellow to brownish |  | Sensitive | Moisture Sensitive |  | BRN | 507210 |  | InChI | InChI=1S/C8H9Br/c1-7(9)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7H,1H3 |  | InChIKey | CRRUGYDDEMGVDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |  | SMILES | C1(C(Br)C)=CC=CC=C1 |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 585-71-7(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | NIST Chemistry Reference | Benzene, (1-bromoethyl)-(585-71-7) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | (1-Bromoethyl)benzene (585-71-7) | 
|  |  | (1-Bromoethyl)benzene Usage And Synthesis | 
 | Chemical Properties | CLEAR YELLOW TO BROWNISH LIQUID |  | Uses | (1-Bromoethyl)benzene has been employed in controlled radical polymerization of styrene, in asymmetric esterification of benzoic acid in the presence of a chiral cyclic guanidine and as initiator in the synthesis of bromine terminated polyp-methoxystyrene and polystyrene via atom transfer radical polymerization. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 48, p. 1678, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/jo00158a018 Synthesis, p. 383, 1981
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|  |  | (1-Bromoethyl)benzene Preparation Products And Raw materials | 
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