| Boiling Point | 58–59°C at 20 mmHg |
| Melting Point | −31°C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.708 g/mL at 25°C (lit.) |
| Color | Yellow |
| Linear Formula | BrC6H3F2 |
| Formula Weight | 192.99 |
| Physical Form | Liquid |
| Chemical Name or Material | 1-Bromo-2,5-difluorobenzene |
| Molecular Weight | 192.99 g/mol |
| Refractive Index | n20/D 1.508 (lit.) |
| Assay | 98% |
| CAS Number | 399-94-0 |
| EC Number | 206-920-0 |
| NACRES | NA.22 |
| PubChem Substance ID | 24854903 |
| MDL Number | MFCD00000345 |
This compound is a benzene ring carrying a bromine and two fluorine substituents. The bromine provides a metal-halogen exchange or cross-coupling handle, while the electron-withdrawing fluorines direct further functionalization — a combination widely used in pharmaceutical building-block chemistry.
This compound is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing as a lithiation substrate (via LDA or butyllithium) en route to difluoroanthraquinone intermediates, and more broadly as a halogenated building block in agrochemical synthesis.
