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1,2-dibromopropane

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1,2-dibromopropane

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Also known as propylene dibromide

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

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It sits within the topics Bromoalkanes, Chembox having GHS data and Chembox image size set.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
C3H6Br2
Molecular weight
201.89 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,2-dibromopropane
SMILES
CC(CBr)Br
InChIKey
XFNJYAKDBJUJAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.2
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
199.883624392
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melting point
-55.0
chemical formula
C₃H₆Br₂
canonical SMILES
CC(CBr)Br
Commons category
1,2-Dibromopropane
ionization energy
10.10
boiling point
141.9
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1,2-Dibromopropane, also known as propylene dibromide, is an organic compound with the formula CHCHBrCHBr. It is the simplest chiral hydrocarbon containing two bromine atoms.

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.

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