Melting point	76-79 °C(lit.)
density	1.3023 (rough estimate)
refractive index	1.6300 (estimate)
storage temp.	-20°C
solubility	Soluble in organic solvents.
form	Crystalline Powder
color	Slightly yellow
Sensitive	Moisture Sensitive
Merck	14,1502
BRN	1432131
InChIKey	YSHOWEKUVWPFNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS DataBase Reference	29684-56-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

Burgess reagent is a selective dehydrating reagent used in organic synthesis. It is used to convert secondary and tertiary alcohol, with an adjacent proton, into alkenes. Burgess reagent is also utilized to promote great synthetic values in medicinal chemistry. It has been used in dehydration of primary amides, formamides and primary nitroalkanes to generate nitriles, isocyanides and nitrile oxides respectively. It forms urethanes when it reacts with primary alcohols.