1-Bromo-4-chlorobutane
Industrial Applications
1-Bromo-4-Chlorobutane is primarily used as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, including spirohydantoin derivatives with antipsychotic and antidepressant activity. It is also employed in the preparation of piperidines, imidazoles, quinazolines, amines, bromides, chlorides, and various aliphatic chain hydrocarbons, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry and organic synthesis.
Physical Properties
1-Bromo-4-chlorobutane is a halogenated aliphatic compound. It typically appears as a colorless to pale yellow liquid with moderate solubility in organic solvents and low solubility in water. It contains both bromine and chlorine atoms on a four-carbon chain, giving it reactivity characteristic of primary alkyl halides in substitution and elimination reactions.
Grade
- Industrial
Other Names
- Tetramethylene chlorobromide
- 4-Chlorobutyl bromide
Form
- Liquid
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