Allyl bromide
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Allyl bromide is an organic halide. Its refractive index is 1.4697 (20 °C, 589 nm). Allyl bromide is an alkylating agent used in synthesis of polymers, pharmaceuticals, allyls and other organic compounds. Physically, allyl bromide is a clear liquid with an intense, acrid, and persistent smell. In addition, allylzinc bromide may be produced by treating this compound with elemental zinc. Unlike most organometallic reagents, which are pyrophoric in air and destroyed by water, allylzinc bromide is stable in aqueous solvents and can attack aldehydes in a Barbier-type reaction
, leading to carbon-carbon bond formation.
Barbier reaction
The Barbier reaction is an organic reaction between an alkyl halide and a carbonyl group as an electrophilic substrate in the presence of magnesium, aluminium, zinc, indium, tin or its salts. The reaction product is a primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol...
, leading to carbon-carbon bond formation.