Methylmagnesium bromide solution
ALDRICH/189898 - 3.0 M in diethyl ether
Synonym: Bromomethylmagnesium
CAS Number: 75-16-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CH3BrMg
Molecular Weight: 119.24
MDL Number: MFCD00000041
Linear Formula: CH3MgBr
Product Type: Chemical
| concentration | 3.0 M in diethyl ether |
| density | 1.035 g/mL at 25 °C |
| InChI | 1S/CH3.BrH.Mg/h1H3;1H;/q; |
| InChI key | AVFUHBJCUUTGCD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reaction type: Grignard Reaction |
| SMILES string | C[Mg]Br |
| Application: | Methylmagnesium bromide solution (3M in diethyl ether) is used to synthesize:• 3S-(Boc-amin • Methyl potassium polyimide (K-PIM-1) (MeMgBr). • 3(4R)-{3(2R,3S)-[4′-(1′-triphenylmethyl)i • Benzyl 2-(2-oxopropyl)piperidine • (R*, R*) 1-[1-(1-phenylethyl)pyrro |
| General description: | Methylmagnesium bromide solution, also known as bromomethylmagnesium, is both a Lewis acid and nucleophile. It is commonly used as a grignard reagent in organic synthesis reactions. |
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| Packaging: | 4×25, 50, 100, 4×100, 800 mL in Sure/Seal™ |
| Packaging: | 8, 18 L in Kilo-Lab™ |
| Packaging: | The 25 mL Sure/Seal™ bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product. |
| Packaging: | View returnable container options . |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS02,GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H260 - H302 - H314 - H336 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P231 + P232 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 11-14/15-19-22-34-67 |
| Safety Statements | 16-26-36/37/39-43-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1928 3(4.3) / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | -40.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | -40 °C - closed cup |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH014 - EUH019 |
| Density | 1.035 g/mL at 25 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352111 |




