CHEBI:18718 - epibromohydrin

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ChEBI Name epibromohydrin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:18718
Definition An epoxide that is oxirane substituted by a bromomethyl group at position 2.
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Formula C3H5BrO
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 136.97520
Monoisotopic Mass 135.95238
InChI InChI=1S/C3H5BrO/c4-1-3-2-5-3/h3H,1-2H2
InChIKey GKIPXFAANLTWBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES BrCC1CO1
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): mutagen
An agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
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Outgoing epibromohydrin (CHEBI:18718) has functional parent 1,2-epoxypropane (CHEBI:38685)
epibromohydrin (CHEBI:18718) has role mutagen (CHEBI:25435)
epibromohydrin (CHEBI:18718) is a epoxide (CHEBI:32955)
epibromohydrin (CHEBI:18718) is a organobromine compound (CHEBI:37141)
IUPAC Name
2-(bromomethyl)oxirane
Synonyms Sources
(bromomethyl)ethylene oxide NIST Chemistry WebBook
(bromomethyl)oxirane NIST Chemistry WebBook
(RS)-3-bromo-1,2-epoxypropane UM-BBD
1-bromo-2,3-epoxypropane NIST Chemistry WebBook
3-bromo-1,2-epoxypropane NIST Chemistry WebBook
3-bromopropylene oxide UM-BBD
α-epibromohydrin ChemIDplus
epibromhydrin NIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual Xref Database
c0624 UM-BBD
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
3132-64-7 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
3132-64-7 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
773683 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
79786 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
79786 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
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Last Modified
10 March 2014