Bromoacetic acid
SIAL/17000 - ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
Synonym: α-Bromoacetic acid; Monobromoacetic acid
CAS Number: 79-08-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H3BrO2
Molecular Weight: 138.95
EC Number: 201-175-8
MDL Number: MFCD00002678
Linear Formula: BrCH2COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| ≥99.0% (GC) | |
| bp | 208 °C (lit.) |
| form | solid |
| functional group | bromo |
| carboxylic acid | |
| impurities | ≤1% dibromoacetic acid (1H-NMR) |
| InChI | 1S/C2H3BrO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1 |
| InChI key | KDPAWGWELVVRCH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 46-49 °C |
| 47-49 °C (lit.) | |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | NC(=O)C=C |
| OC(=O)CBr | |
| solubility | chloroform: 10%, clear, colorless |
| Application: | Bromoacetic acid is mainly used for the N-terminal bromoacylation of resin bound peptides. It can also be used: • To synthesize (Z)-2-(cyclooct-4-en-1-ylox • To synthesize α-bromo-phenylacetamide. • To convert aromatic thiosemicarbazones to thiazolylhydrazones. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS05,GHS06,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 + H311 + H331 - H314 - H317 - H400 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | T,C,N |
| Risk Statements | 23/24/25-35-43-50 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 3425 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 235.4 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 113 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99.0% (GC); ≥99.0% |
| bp | 208 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 46-49 °C; 47-49 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |




