Ethyl bromodifluoroacetate
Ethyl bromodifluoroacetate is an ester that can be used to introduce the CF2 group when synthesising chemical compounds. It is a clear to yellow liquid. It is an ester of bromodifluoroacetic acid and ethyl alcohol.
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| IUPAC name
Ethyl 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetate | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Ethyl 2,2-dibromo-2-fluoro-acetate | |
| Other names
Difluorobromoacetic acid ethyl ester | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.517 |
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| Properties | |
| C4H5BrF2O2 | |
| Molar mass | 202.983 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | clear colorless to slightly yellow liquid |
| Density | 1.583 g/mL |
| Boiling point | 82 °C (180 °F; 355 K) pressure is at 33 torr |
| Vapor pressure | 1.36 mmHg at 25°C |
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| H225, H314 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P370+P378, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Formation
Ethyl fluorosulfonoxydifluoroacetate can react with sodium bromide (NaBr) to produce ethyl bromodifluoroacetate. And this reaction could happen in the solvent sulfolane. The reactions takes 12 hours at 100 °C with a yield of 31%.
Reactions
Ethyl bromodifluoroacetate, and other similar compounds containing a CF2 units can be generated using the Reformatsky reagent with aldehydes and ketones. This yields 2,2-difluoro-3-hydroxy esters. Also ethyl bromdifluoroacetate is considered to be a good compound in generation of compounds and for testing with other organic compounds like lactones, imines and other amino acids.[2]
References
- datasheet, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, 2012
- Sato, Kazuyuki; Tamura, Misato; Tamoto, Kei; Omote, Masaaki; Ando, Akira; Kumadaki, Itsumaro (2000). "Michael-type Reaction of Ethyl Bromodifluoroacetate with α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds in the Presence of Copper Powder" (PDF). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 48 (7): 1023–1025. doi:10.1248/cpb.48.1023. PMID 10923834.


