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Sigma-Aldrich

Cyclohexanone cyanohydrin

98%

Synonym(s):

1-Hydroxy-1-cyclohexanecarbonitrile

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H10CN
CAS Number:
931-97-5
Molecular Weight:
125.17
EC Number:
213-246-0
MDL number:
MFCD00003818
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24859569
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

bp

132 °C/19 mmHg (lit.)

mp

32-35 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC1(CCCCC1)C#N

InChI

1S/C7H11NO/c8-6-7(9)4-2-1-3-5-7/h9H,1-5H2

InChI key

ZDBRPNZOTCHLSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Cyclohexanone cyanohydrin is an aromatic cyanohydrin.[1]

Application

Cyclohexanone cyanohydrin was employed as substrate during high-throughput screening assay for hydroxynitrile lyase activity.[1] It was used in preparation of 1-aminomethyl cyclohexanol via catalytic hydrogenation reaction.[2]

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P301 + P310

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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S11831V
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10315BE
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Jennifer Andexer et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (40)(40), 4201-4203 (2006-10-13)
A high-throughput screening assay for hydroxynitrile lyase activity accepting a wide range of HNL-substrates is presented, which is useful either for enzyme fingerprinting or screening of huge variant libraries generated in metagenome or directed evolution approaches.
The Reduction of Cyclohexanone Cyanohydrin by Lithium Aluminum Hydride.
Nace HR and Smith BB.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 74(7), 1861-1862 (1952)

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