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N-Bromosuccinimide, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
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Catalog number A15922.0B
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N-Bromosuccinimide, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Catalog numberA15922.0B
Price (USD)/ Each
123.65
Online exclusive
145.00 Save 21.35 (15%)
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Chemical Identifiers
IUPAC Name1-bromopyrrolidine-2,5-dione
Molecular FormulaC4H4BrNO2
InChI KeyPCLIMKBDDGJMGD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESBrN1C(=O)CCC1=O
Molecular Weight (g/mol)177.99
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)White to cream or pale yellow
FormPowder or crystalline powder
Assay (Iodometric Titration)≥98.5 to ≤101.5%
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Melting Point (clear melt)173.0-182.0?C
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N-Bromosuccinimide is a chemical reagent used in electrophilic additions and radical substitution reactions in synthetic organic chemistry. In Wohl-Ziegler reaction, it is involved in allylic and benzylic bromination reaction. It is also used in the alfa-bromination of carbonyl derivatives. In the Hofmann rearrangement, it is used in the presence of a strong base, such as 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) reacts with primary amides to produce a carbamate. It oxidizes silyl ethers to aldehydes in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile. It is also used for the modification of ribosomal sulfhydryl groups.
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Applications
N-Bromosuccinimide is a chemical reagent used in electrophilic additions and radical substitution reactions in synthetic organic chemistry. In Wohl-Ziegler reaction, it is involved in allylic and benzylic bromination reaction. It is also used in the alfa-bromination of carbonyl derivatives. In the Hofmann rearrangement, it is used in the presence of a strong base, such as 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) reacts with primary amides to produce a carbamate. It oxidizes silyl ethers to aldehydes in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile. It is also used for the modification of ribosomal sulfhydryl groups.
Solubility
Soluble in acetone, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and acetonitrile. Slightly soluble in water and acetic acid. Insoluble in ether, hexane and carbon tetrachloride.
Notes
Moisture and light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids, strong bases, iron, iron salts, halogenated hydrocarbons, amines and metals. Store in a cool place.
N-Bromosuccinimide is a chemical reagent used in electrophilic additions and radical substitution reactions in synthetic organic chemistry. In Wohl-Ziegler reaction, it is involved in allylic and benzylic bromination reaction. It is also used in the alfa-bromination of carbonyl derivatives. In the Hofmann rearrangement, it is used in the presence of a strong base, such as 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) reacts with primary amides to produce a carbamate. It oxidizes silyl ethers to aldehydes in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile. It is also used for the modification of ribosomal sulfhydryl groups.
Solubility
Soluble in acetone, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and acetonitrile. Slightly soluble in water and acetic acid. Insoluble in ether, hexane and carbon tetrachloride.
Notes
Moisture and light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids, strong bases, iron, iron salts, halogenated hydrocarbons, amines and metals. Store in a cool place.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Source of free-radical or positive bromine. For examples of radical benzylic bromination (Wohl-Ziegler), see: Org. Synth. Coll., 4, 921 (1963); 5, 145, 329, 825 (1973). The use of the ozone depleting solvent CCl4 has been avoided by the use of the ionic liquid 1-n-Butyl-3-methyl imidazolium hexafluorophosphate, L19086 : Synlett, 702 (2003). Cleavage of carbohydrate benzyl ethers: J. Org. Chem., 55, 378 (1990), and of benzyl esters: Synlett, 219 (1994), occur under mild conditions; the benzyl group is converted to benzaldehyde. For allylic bromination, see e.g.: Org. Synth. Coll., 4, 108 (1963);.9, 112, 191 (1998) review: Chem. Rev., 43, 271 (1948).
- For free-radical ɑ-bromination of a Boc glycine ester, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 9, 526 (1998).
- Both aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes are converted to acyl bromides under free-radical conditions: Tetrahedron Lett., 3809 (1979); Synlett, 347 (1990); Tetrahedron Lett., 31, 7237 (1990).
- In acetonitrile, NBS is a mild and regiospecific nuclear brominating agent for activated aromatics such as methoxybenzenes and naphthalenes: J. Org. Chem., 60, 5328 (1995). Deactivated aromatics, e.g. nitroarenes and benzotrifluorides, can be m-brominated under mild conditions in good yield with NBS in TFA, in the presence of H2SO4: Synlett, 1245 (1999).
- In the presence of a phosphine or phosphite, converts alcohols to alkyl bromides with inversion: Tetrahedron Lett., 3937 (1973). For a review of this and related reactions, see: Org. React., 29, 1 (1983).