2-bromopyridine
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2-Bromopyridine is an aryl bromide and isomer of bromopyridine with the formula BrC5H4N. It is a colorless liquid that is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. It can be prepared from 2-aminopyridine via diazotization followed by bromination.
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- Subclass of
- pyridine alkaloid
- Mass
- 156.953
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- chemical formula
- C₅H₄BrN
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=NC(=C1)Br
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- 2-Bromopyridine
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2-Bromopyridine is an aryl bromide and isomer of bromopyridine with the formula BrC5H4N. It is a colorless liquid that is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. It can be prepared from 2-aminopyridine via diazotization followed by bromination.
==Reactions== Like 2-chloropyridine, 2-bromopyridine is very weakly basic.
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