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Fluoroacetonitrile

98%

Synonym(s):

2-Fluoroacetonitrile, Fluoromethyl cyanide, Monofluoroacetonitrile

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Linear Formula:
FCH2CN
CAS Number:
503-20-8
Molecular Weight:
59.04
MDL number:
MFCD00009969
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24855588
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.333 (lit.)

bp

79-80 °C (lit.)

density

1.061 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

FCC#N

InChI

1S/C2H2FN/c3-1-2-4/h1H2

InChI key

GNFVFPBRMLIKIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Fluoroacetonitrile has been used in preparation of:
  • 2-fluoromethyl-4,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-oxazine
  • α-fluorinated acetophenone
  • 2-amino-2-fluoromethyl-3-pentenenitrile, a key intermediate in the synthesis of 2,5-diamino-2-fluoromethyl-3(E)-pentenoic acid

Pictograms

FlameSkull and crossbones
GHS02,GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

6.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-14 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Preparative flow techniques. 2. Grignard addition reaction on fluoroaceto-nitrile: Synthesis of 2-amino-2-fluoromethyl-3-pentenenitrile.
Gerhart F, et al.
Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 50(2), 243-249 (1990)
2-Fluoromethyl-4, 4, 6-trimetiiyl-1, 3-oxasine as a new reagent for the preparation of a-fluoroaldehydes.
Patrick TB, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 31(2), 179-182 (1990)
Erum Raja et al.
Tetrahedron letters, 52(40), 5170-5172 (2012-03-03)
Fluoro-substituted aliphatic nitriles are shown to undergo the Houben-Hoesch reactions with arenes in CF(3)SO(3)H to give fluoro-substituted ketones in good yields. The fluorine substituents appear to enhance the reactivities of the nitriles (and the nitrilium ion intermediates) compared to similar
Santanu Mondal et al.
ACS chemical biology, 13(4), 1057-1065 (2018-03-09)
Protein arginine deiminases (PADs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of various diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, ulcerative colitis, and breast cancer. Therefore, the development of PAD inhibitors has drawn significant research interest in recent years. Herein

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