Methyl 2-bromoacetate is colorless or straw-colored liquid.

It is commonly used as a reagent in chemical modification of histidine.

[2] In addition, methyl bromoacetate also use in synthesize of coumarins and cis-cyclopropane.

It reacts with conjugated base and produce alkylated carbene complexes.

[3] Methyl bromoacetate can be toxic by ingestion and inhalation.