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Pentaerythritol tetrabromide

96%

Synonym(s):

Tetrakis(bromomethyl)methane

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Linear Formula:
C(CH2Br)4
CAS Number:
3229-00-3
Molecular Weight:
387.73
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1679275
EC Number:
221-764-3
MDL number:
MFCD00000210
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24898499
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

assay

96%

form

crystals

bp

305-306 °C (lit.)

mp

158-160 °C (lit.)

density

2.596 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

BrCC(CBr)(CBr)CBr

InChI

1S/C5H8Br4/c6-1-5(2-7,3-8)4-9/h1-4H2

InChI key

OYSVBCSOQFXYHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Pentaerythritol tetrabromide is generally used as a flexible organic linker to build three-dimensional molecular frameworks such as dendrimers and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). It can also be used in the synthesis of spiropentane, which is the simplest spiro-cycloalkane.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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