Names
IUPAC nameBromoethane
Other names
Ethyl bromide
Monobromoethane
Identifiers
CAS Number: 74-96-4
JSmol: Interactive image
Beilstein Reference: 1209224
ChEMBL: ChEMBL156378
ChemSpider: 6092
ECHA InfoCard: 100.000.751
EC Number: 200-825-8
KEGG: C19354
MeSH: bromoethane
PubChem: 6332
RTECS number: KH6475000
UN number: 1891
Properties
Chemical formula: C2H5Br
Molar mass: 108.97 g·mol
Appearance: Colorless liquid
Odor: ether
Density: 1.46 g mL
Melting point: −120 to −116 °C; −184 to −177 °F; 153 to 157 K
Boiling point: 38.0 to 38.8 °C; 100.3 to 101.8 °F; 311.1 to 311.9 K
Solubility in water: 1.067 g/100 mL (0 °C)
0.914 g/100 mL (20 °C)
0.896 g/100 mL (30 °C)
Solubility: ethanol
log : 1.809
Vapor pressure: 51.97 kPa (at 20 °C)
Henry’s law
constant: 1.3 μmol Pa kg−1−1
Magnetic susceptibility: -54.70·10 cm/mol−63
Refractive index: 1.4225
Viscosity: 402 Pa s (at 20 °C)
Thermochemistry
Specific
heat capacity: 105.8 J K mol−1−1
Std enthalpy of
formation: −97.6–93.4 kJ mol
Hazards
GHS pictograms:
GHS signal word: DANGER
GHS hazard statements: H225 H302 H332 H351
GHS precautionary statements: P210 P281
NFPA 704:
Flash point: −23 °C (−9 °F; 250 K)
Autoignition
temperature: 511 °C (952 °F; 784 K)
Explosive limits: 6.75–11.25%
LD
median dose: 1.35 g kg −1(oral, rat)
median concentration: 26,980 ppm (rat, 1 hr)
16,230 ppm (mouse, 1 hr)
4681 ppm (rat)
2723 ppm (mouse)
lowest published: 3500 ppm (mouse)
24,000 ppm (guinea pig, 30 min)
7000 ppm (guinea pig, >4.5 hr)
NIOSH
PEL: TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m)3
REL: None established
IDLH: 2000 ppm
Related compounds
Related alkanes:
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