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Bromine based Organic Intermediates

ICL is a global provider of organic intermediates based on Bromine.  The BOI fine chemicals are serving the following applications end markets

Life Science – Pharma (API’s), Agro (AI’s), Cosmetics and Flavors & Fragrances

Industrial – Biocides, Catalyst (Quaternary Amoniumbromides ) alkylation agent and special Cleaning Solvents (Precision Cleaning, Degreasing).

 

BOI’s are used in the synthesis of the Active Ingredient (API, AI), mostly to add a new part to the chemical skeleton (building block) of a multi-step process, or to introduce a Bromine atom at a specific position to create a required chemical structure.

Butyl Bromide

Butyl bromide Chemical Name: n-Butyl bromide Formula: C4H9Br CAS Number: 109-65-9 Bromine content (%): 58.3 Molecular Weight: 137.03 Field of Use: Butyl bromide is used as Alkylation reagent, intermediate for Pharmaceuticals, Quaternary ammonium compounds and Pigments. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 101.4 Melting point/range °C -112.4 Specific gravity, 20°C 1.275 Vapor pressure 40 mm Hg…

Cetyl Bromide

Chemical Name: 1-Cetyl Bromide Formula: C16H33Br CAS Number: 112-82-3 Bromine content (%): 26.5 Molecular Weight: 305.35 Field of Use: Cetyl bromide is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of viscosifiers for Paints & Pigments and oil drilling. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 336 Melting point/range °C 15 Specific gravity, 25°C…

Chlorobromomethane (CBM)

Chemical Name: Bromochloromethane Formula: CH2BrCl CAS Number: 74-97-5 Bromine content: (%): 61.75 Molecular Weight: 129.38 Field of Use: Bromochloromethane (CBM) is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, and in the manufacture of Biocides, Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemicals. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 67.8 Melting point/range °C -88 Specific gravity, 20°C 1.93 Vapor pressure 117 mm…

Decyl Bromide

Decyl Bromide Chemical Name: 1-Bromodecane Formula: CH3(CH2)8CH2BR CAS Number: 112-29-8 Bromine content (%): 36 Molecular Weight: 221.29 General & Use: Decyl bromide is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of Pharmaceuticals and Biocides. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 238-240 Melting point/range °C -30 Specific gravity, 20°C 1.06-1.07 Vapor density (air=1)…

Dibromomethane (DBM)

Dibromomethane Chemical Name: Dibromomethane Formula: CH2Br2 CAS Number: 74-95-3 Bromine content (%): 91.93 Molecular Weight: 173.85 Field of Use: Dibromomethane (DBM) is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of Agrochemicals, Biocides, Fragrances and Pharmaceuticals. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 97 Melting point/range °C -52.7 Specific gravity, 20°C 2.497 Vapor pressure…

Ethyl Bromide

Chemical Name: n-Ethyl Bromide Formula: C2H5Br CAS Number: 74-96-4 Bromine content (%): 73 Molecular Weight: 108.98 Field of Use: Ethyl bromide is used as Alkylation reagent, intermediate for Pharmaceuticals, Quaternary ammonium compounds and Dyes & Pigments. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 38 Melting point/range °C -119 Specific gravity, 20°C 1.46 Vapor pressure 375 at 20°C…

Ethylene dibromide (EDB)

Chemical Name: 1,2-Dibromoethane Formula: C2H4Br2 CAS Number: 106-93-4 Bromine content: (%): 85 Molecular Weight: 187.88 Field of Use: Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of Agrochemicals, Fragrances and Pharmaceuticals. It is also used in antiknock compounds as additive for gasoline fuel. Typical Properties: Vapor Density, 20°C,…

Hexyl Bromide

Hexyl Bromide Chemical Name: n-Hexyl Bromide Formula: C6H13Br CAS Number: 11-25-1 Bromine content (%): 48.5 Molecular Weight: 165 Field of Use: Hexyl bromide is used as an Alkylation reagent and intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals, Cosmetics and Pigments. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 154 – 157 Melting point/range °C…

Lauryl bromide (Dodecyl Bromide)

Chemical Name: 1-Bromododecane Formula: CH3(CH2)10CH2BR CAS Number: 143-15-7 Bromine content (%): 32.3 Molecular Weight: 249.23 Field of Use: Lauryl bromide is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of Pharmaceuticals, viscosifiers and surfactants. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 276 Melting point/range °C -10 Specific gravity, 20°C 1.038 Solubility in water Insoluble…

Methyl Bromide 100%

Chemical name: Bromomethane Formula: CH3Br CAS Number: 74-83-9 General & Use: Methyl Bromide, a colorless gas, odorless at low concentrations; a colorless to straw-colored liquid under pressure or refrigeration, is a powerful fumigant used widely for quarantine & preshipment as well as space fumigation providing very efficient and economic control. Major Features of Methyl Bromide…

Myristyl Bromide (Tetradecyl Bromide)

Chemical Name: 1-Bromotetradecane Formula: CH3(CH2)12CH2BR CAS Number: 112-71-0 Bromine content (%): 28.8 Molecular Weight: 277.29 Field of Use: Myristyl bromide is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of Pharmaceuticals, viscosifiers and surfactants. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 276 Melting point/range °C 5-6 Specific gravity, 20°C 0.93-0.94 Solubility in water Insoluble…

Octyl Bromide

Chemical Name: n-Octyl Bromide Formula: C8H17Br CAS Number: 111-83-1 Bromine content (%): 40 Molecular Weight: 193.13 Field of Use: Octyl bromide is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis.  Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 201 Melting point/range °C -55 Specific gravity, 25°C 1.118 Vapor pressure 0.34 mm Hg at 25°C Vapor density (air=1) 6.7 Solubility…

ParaBromoanisol (PBA)

Chemical Name: 4-Bromoanisol Formula: C7H7BrO CAS Number: 104-92-7 Bromine content (%): 53 Molecular Weight: 151.05 Field of Use: Pentyl bromide is used as Alkylation reagent, intermediate for Flavors and Fragrances and Pharmaceuticals. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 223 Melting point/range °C 10 Specific gravity, 20°C 1.494 Solubility in water Insoluble Solubility in other solvents Organic…

Pentyl Bromide

Chemical Name: n-Pentyl Bromide Formula: C5H11Br CAS Number: 110-53-2 Bromine content (%): 53 Molecular Weight: 151.05 Field of Use: Pentyl bromide is used as Alkylation reagent, intermediate for Flavors and Fragrances and Pharmaceuticals. Typical Properties: Boiling point/range °C 130 Melting point/range °C -95 Specific gravity, 20°C 1.218 Vapor pressure 375 at 20°C Vapor density (air=1)…

Propyl Bromide

Chemical Name: n-Propyl Bromide Formula: C3H7Br CAS Number: 106-94-5 Bromine content (%): 65 Molecular Weight: 122.99 Field of Use: Propyl bromide (n-PB) is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of Agrochemicals and Pharmaceuticals. n-PB and n-PB formulations are also used as organic cleaning solvent for precision cleaning, degreasing, electronics and…