Pentabromobenzyl acrylate

Pentabromobenzyl acrylate
Names
	IUPAC name (2,3,4,5,6-pentabromophenyl)methyl prop-2-enoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	59447-55-1;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	91304;
ECHA InfoCard	100.056.134
EC Number	261-767-7;
PubChem CID	101059;
UNII	K55L5VE7PP;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9052719 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H5Br5O2/c1-2-5(16)17-3-4-6(11)8(13)10(15)9(14)7(4)12/h2H,1,3H2 Key: GRKDVZMVHOLESV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C=CC(=O)OCC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1Br)Br)Br)Br)Br;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H5Br5O2
Molar mass	556.668 g·mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H319, H413
Precautionary statements	P264+P265, P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P337+P317, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Pentabromobenzyl acrylate (abbreviated as PBB-Acr)^[2] is an organic compound used as a reactive flame retardant in polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polymers.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ PubChem. "2-Propenoic acid, (2,3,4,5,6-pentabromophenyl)methyl ester". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
↑ Åke Bergman; et al. (2012), "A novel abbreviation standard for organobromine, organochlorine and organophosphorus flame retardants and some characteristics of the chemicals", Environment International, vol. 49, pp. 57–82, Bibcode:2012EnInt..49...57B, doi:10.1016/j.envint.2012.08.003, PMC 3483428, PMID 22982223
↑ Adrian Covaci, Stuart Harrad, Mohamed A.-E. Abdallah, Nadeem Ali, Robin J. Law, Dorte Herzke, Cynthia A. de Wit (February 2011), "Novel brominated flame retardants: a review of their analysis, environmental fate and behaviour", Environment International, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 532–556, Bibcode:2011EnInt..37..532C, doi:10.1016/j.envint.2010.11.007, PMID 21168217{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (October 2012), "Scientific Opinion on Emerging and Novel Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in Food", EFSA Journal, vol. 10, no. 10, doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2908