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3-Hydroxypropionitrile

Name: 3-Hydroxypropionitrile
Brand: ALDRICH

ReagentPlus^®, 99%

Synonym(s):

2-Cyanoethanol, Ethylene cyanohydrin, Hydracrylonitrile

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About This Item

Linear Formula:

HOCH₂CH₂CN

CAS Number:

109-78-4

Molecular Weight:

71.08

UNSPSC Code:

12352100

NACRES:

NA.22

PubChem Substance ID:

24854166

MDL number:

MFCD00002826

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

635773

Assay:

99%

Form:

liquid

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Properties

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

Quality Segment

200

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus^®

assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

922 °F

expl. lim.

12.1 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)

bp

228 °C (lit.)

mp

−46 °C (lit.)

solubility

diethyl ether: slightly soluble 2.3 % (w/w) at 15 °C(lit.), acetone: miscible(lit.), benzene: insoluble(lit.), carbon disulfide: insoluble(lit.), carbon tetrachloride: insoluble(lit.), ethanol: miscible(lit.), petroleum ether: insoluble(lit.), water: miscible(lit.)

density

1.04 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl, nitrile

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OCCC#N

InChI

1S/C3H5NO/c4-2-1-3-5/h5H,1,3H2

InChI key

WSGYTJNNHPZFKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

3-Hydroxypropionitrile has been used:

as polar solvent to investigate the orientation of the phospholipid at the surface of the polar solvents by neutral impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy
in solid state composite electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells
as a reagent for carboxyl protection in peptide synthesis

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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