tert-Butyl bromide

tert-Butyl bromide

Names
IUPAC name 2-Bromo-2-methylpropane[1]
Other names 1-Bromo-1,1-dimethylethane Bromotrimethylmethane 1,1-Dimethylethyl bromide Trimethylbromomethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	507-19-7
Beilstein Reference	1730892
ChEMBL	ChEMBL347644
ChemSpider	10053
EC Number	208-065-9
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	10485
RTECS number	TX4150000
UN number	2342
InChI InChI=1S/C4H9Br/c1-4(2,3)5/h1-3H3 Key: RKSOPLXZQNSWAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(C)(C)Br
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H9Br
Molar mass	137.02 g·mol^−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	1.22 g mL^−1 (at 20 °C)[2]
Melting point	−16.20 °C; 2.84 °F; 256.95 K
Boiling point	73.3 °C; 163.8 °F; 346.4 K
log P	2.574
Henry's law constant (kH)	310 nmol Pa^−1 kg^−1
Refractive index (nD)	1.4279
Thermochemistry
Specific heat capacity (C)	165.7 J K mol^−1
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH^o298)	−133.4 kJ mol^−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word	DANGER
GHS hazard statements	H225
GHS precautionary statements	P210
EU classification (DSD)	F
R-phrases	R11
S-phrases	S16, S33
Flash point	16 °C (61 °F; 289 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (Median dose)	1.25 g kg^−1 (intraperitoneal, rat) 4.4 g kg^−1 (intraperitoneal, mouse)
Related compounds
Related alkanes	Bromoethane n-Propyl bromide 2-Bromopropane 1-Bromobutane 2-Bromobutane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

tert-Butyl bromide is an organic compound with a tert-butyl carbon frame and a bromine substituent. This organobromine compound is used as a raw material in synthetic organic chemistry. The compound is isomeric with 1-bromobutane and 2-bromobutane.

References

1. "2-Bromo-2-methylpropane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 26 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
2. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 65th Ed.