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Malononitrile

≥99%

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Synonym(s):
Dicyanomethane
Linear Formula:
CH2(CN)2
CAS Number:
109-77-3
Molecular Weight:
66.06
Beilstein:
773697
EC Number:
203-703-2
MDL number:
MFCD00001883
PubChem Substance ID:
24896644
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99%

bp

220 °C (lit.)

mp

30-32 °C (lit.)

density

1.049 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

N#CCC#N

InChI

1S/C3H2N2/c4-2-1-3-5/h1H2

InChI key

CUONGYYJJVDODC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Malononitrile, a weak cyanocarbon acid, is a versatile compound with exceptional reactivity. This crystalline aliphatic nitrile is used as a building block to synthesize heterocyclic compounds and polymers

Application

Malononitrile may be used in the:
  • base-promoted on-water synthesis of [1,6]-naphthyridines.†
  • synthesis of γ-ketoamides.
  • preparation of heterocyclic privileged medicinal scaffolds involving pyridine, 1,4-dihydropyridine, chromeno[2,3-b]pyridine and dihydro-1,4-dithiepine frameworks.

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

186.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

86 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Enxiang Wei et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 12(33), 6389-6392 (2014-07-11)
An efficient synthesis of γ-ketoamides was developed by the one-pot multicomponent reaction of chalcones, malononitrile and DMF (as both the reactant and solvent) in the presence of NaOH (3.0 equiv.). The reaction features high atom economy, easily available starting materials
The chemistry of malononitrile.
F Freeman
Chemical reviews, 69(5), 591-624 (1969-10-01)
High-Performance Quinoline-Malononitrile Core as a Building Block for the Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of AIEgens
Z Guo, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 59, 9812-9825 (2020)
Kamila K Mentel et al.
Nature communications, 9(1), 2903-2903 (2018-07-27)
Electron transfer reactions are arguably the simplest chemical reactions but they have not yet ceased to intrigue chemists. Charge-separation and charge-recombination reactions are at the core of life-sustaining processes, molecular electronics and solar cells. Intramolecular electron donor-acceptor systems capture the
Nikolai M Evdokimov et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 72(9), 3443-3453 (2007-04-06)
Heterocyclic privileged medicinal scaffolds involving pyridine, 1,4-dihydropyridine, chromeno[2,3-b]pyridine, and dihydro-1,4-dithiepine frameworks are prepared via a single-step multicomponent reaction of structurally diverse aldehydes with various thiols and malononitrile. Mechanistic studies of the synthetic pathway leading to pyridines reveal that 1,4-dihydropyridines undergo
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