Description
| Chemical Name | Ethyl 2-Bromobutyrate |
| Synonyms | 2-Bromobutanoic Acid Ethyl Ester; 2-Bromobutyric Acid Ethyl Ester; α-Bromobutyric Acid Ethyl Ester; Ethyl 2-Bromobutanoate; Ethyl α-Bromobutyrate; NSC 8855 |
| CAS Number | 533-68-6 |
| Molecular Formula | C₆H₁₁BrO₂ |
| Molecular Weight | 195.05 |
| Category | Building Blocks; Miscellaneous; |
| Applications | Ethyl 2-bromobutyrate is used in synthetic chemistry as a polymerization initiator. Ethyl 2-bromobutyrate is also used as a reagent to synthesize Efaroxan, an imidazoline a 2-antagonist that stimulated insulin secretion in rat pancreatic cells. |
| Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package |
