1,2-Dibromopropane

1,2-Dibromopropane
Names
	IUPAC name 1,2-Dibromopropane[1]
	Other names Propylene dibromide[2]
Identifiers
CAS Number	78-75-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1718884
ChemSpider	6305 ; 557419 S ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.036
EC Number	201-139-1;
MeSH	1,2-dibromopropane
PubChem CID	6553; 642201 S;
RTECS number	TX8574000;
UNII	FGB8O5N903 ;
UN number	1993
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60870403 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H6Br2/c1-3(5)2-4/h3H,2H2,1H3 Key: XFNJYAKDBJUJAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES CC(Br)CBr;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6Br2
Molar mass	201.889 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Density	1.937 g mL−1
Melting point	−55.5 °C; −67.8 °F; 217.7 K
Boiling point	139 to 143 °C; 282 to 289 °F; 412 to 416 K
Henry's law; constant (kH)	6.7 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Refractive index (nD)	1.519
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	172.8 J K mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Warning
GHS hazard statements	H226, H302, H332
Flash point	50 °C (122 °F; 323 K)
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	741 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanes	1,1-Dibromoethane; 1,2-Dibromoethane; Tetrabromoethane; 1,3-Dibromopropane; 1,2,3-Tribromopropane;
Related compounds	Mitobronitol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,2-Dibromopropane, also known as propylene dibromide, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃CHBrCH₂Br. It is the simplest chiral hydrocarbon containing two bromine atoms:

(S)-1,2-Dibrompropane (above) and (R)-1,2-Dibrompropane (below)

References

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 it's highly electrophilic nature.

"1,2-dibromopropane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
"PubChem". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

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[1] "1,2-dibromopropane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[2] "PubChem". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.