Description

Methyl 2,5-Dibromopentanoate is a versatile brominated ester building block, essential for advanced organic synthesis and pharmaceutical research. Its value lies in its bifunctional reactivity, featuring both an electrophilic bromine atom and an ester group, which enables its use in the construction of complex molecular frameworks. This compound is primarily needed by R&D chemists and process development scientists in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and specialty chemical industries for applications such as nucleophilic substitution reactions and the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

Application

• Key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
• Building block for agrochemicals, including herbicides and fungicides.
• Versatile reagent in organic synthesis for nucleophilic substitution and alkylation reactions.
• Precursor for the preparation of specialty polymers and fine chemicals.
• Used in research and development for creating novel chemical entities with potential biological activity.
• Starting material for synthesizing ligands and catalysts used in asymmetric synthesis.

Basic Information

Product Name	Methyl 2,5-Dibromopentanoate
CAS No.	50995-48-7
Molecular Formula	C6H10Br2O2
Molecular Weight	273.95 g/mol
Synonyms	Methyl 2,5-dibromovalerate; 2,5-Dibromopentanoic acid methyl ester; Pentanoic acid, 2,5-dibromo-, methyl ester; Methyl α,δ-dibromovalerate; Methyl 2,5-dibromopentanoate; 50995-48-7; Methyl pentanoate, 2,5-dibromo-
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Quality Control

Our Methyl 2,5-Dibromopentanoate undergoes rigorous quality testing to ensure compliance with industry standards for research and synthesis. We provide comprehensive quality assurance, with Certificates of Analysis (COA) available upon request, detailing purity, identity, and impurity profiles to support your critical development work.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from incompatible materials such as strong acids and bases. Recommended storage temperature is 2-8°C for long-term stability.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Identification (IR)	Conforms to structure
Purity (HPLC)	≥ 97.0%
Water Content (KF)	≤ 0.5%

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.