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Ethyl 4-bromobutyrate is a colourless volatile liquid organic or biological reagent. It is used in organic synthesis to prepare 4-bromobutyl ester, 4-bromobutyl amide and 4-bromobutyl ether. It is also used in the synthesis of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-epoxyphenyl ether) and isotopic thieno[2,3-b]azepin-4-one thieno[2,3-b]-azepin-4-one with antitumour activity. In the biological field, it has been used in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for zilpaterol.

clear colorless to yellow liquid

A versatile building block and synthesis reagent

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 56, p. 2264, 1991 DOI: 10.1021/jo00006a061

Strongly irritating to skin and eyes