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28325

Methyl cyanoformate

purum, ≥98.5% (GC)

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Linear Formula:
NCCO2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
85.06
EC Number:
241-626-6
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1742994
MDL number:
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grade

purum

assay

≥98.5% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.374

bp

100-101 °C (lit.)

density

1.072 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(=O)C#N

InChI

1S/C3H3NO2/c1-6-3(5)2-4/h1H3

InChI key

OBWFJXLKRAFEDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Methyl cyanoformate has been used in:
  • enantioselective synthesis of series of pure S-(+)-2β-carboalkoxy-3α-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]tropanes
  • regioselective synthesis of β-keto esters via C-acylation of lithium enolates
  • peroxide-initiated free-radical chain cyanation of several hydrocarbons
  • the C-acylation of enolates

Other Notes

Reagent used for the C-acylation of enolates

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

78.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

26 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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Mu-Fa Zou et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 12(9), 1249-1252 (2002-04-20)
Synthesis of a series of pure S-(+)-2beta-carboalkoxy-3alpha-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]tropanes (>99% ee) was achieved by employing a chiral amine-induced asymmetric reaction of tropinone with methyl cyanoformate as the key step. In this series, all of the S-(+)-enantiomers were 2-fold more potent than their
Free-radical cyanation. Novel free-radical reaction of methyl cyanoformate or cyanogen with 2, 4-dimethylpentane.
Tanner DD and Rahimi PM.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 44(10), 1674-1677 (1979)
S.R. Crabtree et al.
Synlett, 169-169 (1990)
Regioselective synthesis of ?-ketoesters from lithium enolates and methyl cyanoformate.
Mander LN and Sethi SP.
Tetrahedron Letters, 24(48), 5425-5428 (1983)

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