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00873

(R)-α-Acetoxyphenylacetonitrile

≥97.0% (sum of enantiomers, GC)

Synonym(s):

(R)-α-Cyanobenzyl acetate, O-Acetyl-D-mandelonitrile

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H9NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
175.18
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4293296
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assay

≥97.0% (sum of enantiomers, GC)

optical activity

[α]20/D +8.0±0.5°, c = 10% in chloroform

refractive index

n20/D 1.506

density

1.115 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)O[C@@H](C#N)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C10H9NO2/c1-8(12)13-10(7-11)9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6,10H,1H3/t10-/m0/s1

InChI key

MUXDFYRMYMEGCM-JTQLQIEISA-N

Application

(R)-α-Acetoxyphenylacetonitrile can be used as a model compound in the iodine promoted as well as t-BuONO-assisted secondary amides synthesis via an aryl N-addition reaction to the -CN group of nitriles.


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids



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Iodine-mediated aryl transfer reaction from arylhydrazine hydrochlorides to nitriles
Zhang Z, et al.
Tetrahedron, 75(26), 3628-3635 (2019)



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842025002504027269057343
842025000504027269057336
00873-1ML04061838607812