m-Bromoacetophenone

• CAT Number: R070188
• CAS Number: 2142-63-4
• Molecular Formula: C8H7BrO
• Molecular Weight: 199.05
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 3-Bromoacetophenone
• Storage: RT
• IUPAC Name: 1-(3-bromophenyl)ethanone
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H7BrO/c1-6(10)7-3-2-4-8(9)5-7/h2-5H,1H3
• InChIKey: JYAQYXOVOHJRCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(=O)C1=CC(=CC=C1)Br

m-Bromoacetophenone（Cat No.:R070188）, also known as 3-bromoacetophenone, is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C₈H₇BrO. It consists of a bromine atom substituted at the meta position of an acetophenone core. This pale yellow crystalline solid is commonly used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and fine chemicals. Its reactive bromine and ketone functional groups make it valuable in organic transformations such as nucleophilic substitutions and coupling reactions. m-Bromoacetophenone is also useful in the preparation of heterocyclic compounds and in structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies.