CAS 344-04-7: Bromopentafluorobenzene

Applications Bromopentafluorobenzene is a polyfluorinated chemical that is widely distributed in the environment and released because of its use in different household and industrial products. Bromopentafluorobenzene is also used in the synthesis of phenylproparginols which have herbicidal activity. References Bhhatarai, B., et al.: Chem. Res. Toxicol., 23, 528 (2010); Parlow, J.J., et al.: J. Agr. Food Chem., 42, 2600 (1994)

Bromopentafluorobenzene, 99%

Bromopentafluorobenzene (BPF) is a small-molecule drug that belongs to the discovery group of cyclic peptides. It is structurally similar to natural products and has been shown to be an inhibitor of a transcriptional regulator in a model system. The compound BPF has been shown to act as a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which is involved in the degradation of acetylcholine and thereby leads to increased levels of this neurotransmitter in the brain. Chemical biology studies have shown that BPF binds to the active site of protein target, suppressing its activity by competitive inhibition.

It is used as pharmaceutical intermediate. It is a Grignard reagent (with CuBr in dioxane) can introduce pentafluorophenyl groups. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

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