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Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Synthesis:
2-Bromo-1,3-propanediol is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of various organic compounds. Its reactive bromine atom and hydroxyl groups allow it to participate in a range of chemical reactions, making it a versatile building block for the creation of different molecules.
Used in Isolation of Bases:
2-Bromo-1,3-propanediol is used as a reagent for isolating bases by means of Reinecke's salt. This application takes advantage of its chemical properties to selectively precipitate and separate basic compounds from a mixture, which is particularly useful in analytical chemistry and purification processes.

Upstream product

• 107-18-6 allyl alcohol 
• 107209-90-5 S-(-)-2,2'-dinitrobiphenyl-6,6'-dicarbonsaeure-diallylester 
• 7726-95-6 bromine 
• 7732-18-5 water 

Downstream Products

• 102-76-1 triacetylglycerol 
• 79-08-3 bromoacetic acid 
• 107-02-8 acrolein 
• 2065-75-0 2-Bromo-malonaldehyde 
• 56-81-5 glycerol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

ENANTIOMERE DER 2,2'-DINITROBIPHENYL-6,6'-DICARBONSAEURE ALS STEREOSELEKTIV WIRKSAME, REVERSIBLE SCHUTZGRUPPEN-II. STEREOSELEKTIVE SYNTHESEN VON LIPIDGRUNDKOERPERN ODER -BAUSTEINEN

S-(-)-1,1'-diphenyl-2,2'-dinitro-6,6'-dicarboxylic acid (1) is used as an axial-chiral protecting group for the primary hydroxy group of glycerol and glycerol derivatives.Diesters of 1 were formed which have the largest distance between the nitro groups and the nucleophilic substituents on glycerol.After hydrogenolytical removal of the protecting group asymmetric glycerol derivatives were obtained with approximately 10percent enantiomeric excess.Hydroxybromination of 12 resulted mainly in he anti-Markovnikov 13a instead of the Markovnikov product 13b expected, which was present only in traces.This deviation is discussed.

HALONIUM ION-INDUCED BIOSYNTHESIS OF CHLORINATED MARINE METABOLITES

Bromoperoxidases do not directly oxidize the chloride ion; nevertheless, in the presence of bromide ions, chloride ions and hydrogen peroxide, bromoperoxidases react with alkenes and alkynes to produce bromochloro-derivatives.This same reaction is catalysed when seawater is the source of chloride and bromide ions.This suggests that bromonium ion-induced biosynthesis of chlorinated metabolites occurs in marine environments.The role of iodonium ions in the biosynthesis of chlorinated metabolites is also discussed.Key Word Index - Coralina sp.; Rhodophyta; biological halogenation; bromoperoxidase; enzymatic bromochlorination; marine chlorination; role of bromonium ions and iodonium ions; seawater.