1,3-dibromopropane
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1,3-Dibromopropane is an organobromine compound with the formula (CH2)3Br2. It is a colorless liquid with sweet odor. It is used in organic synthesis to form C3-bridged compounds such as through C-N coupling reactions.
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- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 199.883624392
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- chemical formula
- C₃H₆Br₂
- canonical SMILES
- C(CBr)CBr
- melting point
- -34.0
- Commons category
- 1,3-Dibromopropane
- boiling point
- 166.7
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1,3-Dibromopropane is an organobromine compound with the formula (CH2)3Br2. It is a colorless liquid with sweet odor. It is used in organic synthesis to form C3-bridged compounds such as through C-N coupling reactions.
1,3-Dibromopropane was used in the first cyclopropane synthesis in 1881, known as the Freund reaction.
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