1,2-Dibromopropane

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1,2-Dibromopropane
Names
Skeletal formula of 1,2-dibromopropane with some implicit hydrogens shown Skeletal formula of 1,2-dibromopropane with some implicit hydrogens shown
Dibromopropane molecule
Preferred IUPAC name 1,2-Dibromopropane^[2]
Other names Propylene dibromide^[1]
Identifiers
CAS Number	78-75-1 ^checkY
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	1718884
ChemSpider	6305 ^checkY 557419 S^☒N
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.036 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number	201-139-1
MeSH	1,2-dibromopropane
PubChem CID	6553 642201 S
RTECS number	TX8574000
UNII	FGB8O5N903 ^checkY
UN number	1993
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60870403 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6Br2/c1-3(5)2-4/h3H,2H2,1H3^checkY Key: XFNJYAKDBJUJAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^checkY
SMILES CC(Br)CBr
Properties
Chemical formula	C₃H₆Br₂
Molar mass	201.889 g·mol⁻¹
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Density	1.937 g mL⁻¹
Melting point	−55.5 °C; −67.8 °F; 217.7 K
Boiling point	139 to 143 °C; 282 to 289 °F; 412 to 416 K
Henry's law constant (k_H)	6.7 μmol Pa⁻¹ kg⁻¹
Refractive index (n_D)	1.519
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	172.8 J K mol⁻¹
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms	GHS02: Flammable GHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H226, H302, H332
Flash point	50 °C (122 °F; 323 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD₅₀ (median dose)	741 mg kg⁻¹ (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanes	1,1-Dibromoethane 1,2-Dibromoethane Tetrabromoethane 1,3-Dibromopropane 1,2,3-Tribromopropane
Related compounds	Mitobronitol
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Chemical compound

1,2-Dibromopropane, also known as propylene dibromide, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃CHBrCH₂Br. It is the simplest chiral hydrocarbon containing two bromine atoms:

(S)-1,2-Dibrompropane (above) and (R)-1,2-Dibrompropane (below)

References

1,2-Dibromo Propane also known as Propylene bromide is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is part of the Vicinal Dihalide family; it is highly unstable due to both torsional strain and its highly electrophilic nature.

^ "PubChem". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
^ "1,2-dibromopropane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

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