1-Bromobutane

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1-Bromobutane
Skeletal formula of 1-bromobutane with some implicit hydrogens shown
Ball and stick model of 1-bromobutane
Names
IUPAC name
1-Bromobutane[1]
Other names
Butyl bromide
Identifiers
109-65-9 YesY
1098260
ChEMBL ChEMBL160949 YesY
ChemSpider 7711 YesY
EC Number 203-691-9
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
MeSH butyl+bromide
PubChem 8002
RTECS number EJ6225000
UN number 1126
  • InChI=1S/C4H9Br/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-4H2,1H3 YesY
    Key: MPPPKRYCTPRNTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N YesY
  • CCCCBr
Properties
C4H9Br
Molar mass 137.02 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 1.2676 g mL−1
Melting point −112.5 °C; −170.4 °F; 160.7 K
Boiling point 101.4 to 102.9 °C; 214.4 to 217.1 °F; 374.5 to 376.0 K
log P 2.828
Vapor pressure 5.3 kPa
140 nmol Pa kg−1
1.439
Thermochemistry
162.2 J K−1 mol−1
327.02 J K−1 mol−1
−148 kJ mol−1
−2.7178–−2.7152 MJ mol−1
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Related compounds
Related alkanes
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

1-Bromobutane is the organobromine compound with the formula CH3(CH2)3Br. It is a colorless liquid, although impure samples appear yellowish. It is insoluble in water, but soluble in organic solvents. It is a primarily used as a source of the butyl group in organic synthesis. It is one of several isomers of butyl bromide.

Synthesis

It is prepared from butanol by treatment with hydrobromic acid]]:[2]

CH3(CH2)3OH + HBr → CH3(CH2)3Br + H2O

Reactions

As a primary haloalkane, it is prone to SN2 type reactions. It is commonly used as an alkylating agent. When combined with magnesium metal in dry ether is gives the corresponding Grignard reagent. Such reagents are used to attach butyl groups to various substrates.

1-Bromobutane is the precursor to n-butyllithium:[3]

2 Li + C4H9X → C4H9Li + LiX
where X = Cl, Br

The lithium for this reaction contains 1-3% sodium. When bromobutane is the precursor, the product is a homogeneous solution, consisting of a mixed cluster containing both LiBr and LiBu.

References

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  2. Oliver Kamm, C. S. Marvel, R. H. Goshorn, Thomas Boyd, And E. F. Degering "Alkyl And Alkylene Bromides" Org. Synth. 1921, volume 1, p. 3. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.001.0003
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