1-Bromo-3-chloropropane

1-Bromo-3-chloropropane is an organohalogen compound with the formula BrCH₂CH₂CH₂Cl. It is a colorless liquid, produced by free-radical addition of hydrogen bromide to allyl chloride.[1] It is used as an alkylating agent to install the ClCH₂CH₂CH₂-[2] [3] and -CH₂CH₂CH₂- groups.[4]

1-Bromo-3-chloropropane

Names
IUPAC name 1-Bromo-3-chloropropane
Other names Trimethylene chlorobromide
Identifiers
CAS Number	109-70-6
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL156560
ChemSpider	7715
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.362
EC Number	203-697-1
PubChem CID	8006
RTECS number	TX4113000
UNII	KA4WR2LS00
UN number	2688
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1051565
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6BrCl/c4-2-1-3-5/h1-3H2 Key: MFESCIUQSIBMSM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(CCl)CBr
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6BrCl
Molar mass	157.44 g·mol^−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Melting point	−58.9 °C (−74.0 °F; 214.2 K)
Boiling point	143.3 °C (289.9 °F; 416.4 K)
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Warning
GHS hazard statements	H226, H302, H315, H319, H331, H332, H335, H341, H412
GHS precautionary statements	P201, P202, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P281, P301+312, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P308+313, P311, P312, P321
Flash point	57 °C (135 °F; 330 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

References

1. Dagani, M. J.; Barda, H. J.; Benya, T. J.; Sanders, D. C. "Bromine Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_405.
2. Allen, Charles F. H.; Domeier, L. A. (1928). "γ-Chlorobutyronitrile". Org. Synth. 8: 52. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.008.0052.
3. Evans, D. A.; Domeier, L. A. (1974). "Endocyclic Enamine Synthesis: N-Methyl-2-Phenyl-δ2-tetrahydropyridine". Org. Synth. 54: 93. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.054.0093.
4. Glass, D. B.; Weissberger, A. (1946). "Julolidine". Org. Synth. 26: 40. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.026.0040.