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Ethyl cyanoacetate

≥98%

Synonym(s):

(Ethoxycarbonyl)acetonitrile, 2-Cyanoacetic acid ethyl ester, 3-Ethoxy-3-oxopropanenitrile, Cyanoacetic acid ethyl ester, Cyanoacetic ester, Ethyl α-cyanoacetate, Ethyl 2-cyanoacetate, Ethyl cyanacetate, Malonic acid ethyl ester nitrile

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Linear Formula:
NCCH2COOC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
113.11
Beilstein:
605871
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 67.8 °C)

Assay

≥98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.418 (lit.)

bp

208-210 °C (lit.)

mp

−22 °C (lit.)

density

1.063 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)CC#N

InChI

1S/C5H7NO2/c1-2-8-5(7)3-4-6/h2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

ZIUSEGSNTOUIPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl cyanoacetate is an ester. Knoevenagel condensation of ethyl cyanoacetate with aldehyde is reported. Microwave enhanced Knoevenegal condensation reaction of ethyl cyanoacetate with an aldehyde, P2O5, piperidine and chlorobenzene is reported.

Ethyl cyanoacetate is widely used as a building block in organic synthesis to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Application

Ethyl cyanoacetate may be used in the synthesis of ethyl glyoxylate. It was used to investigate the Knoevenagel condensation reactions in microreactor using zeolite catalysts obtained by grafting amino groups onto NaX and CsNaX zeolites.

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

Pictograms

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

230.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

110 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes with malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate in the presence of CTMAB in water.
Wang S, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 31(5), 673-677 (2001)
Yuya Oka et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 23(39), 9362-9368 (2017-05-18)
Mesoporous basic Mg-Al mixed metal oxides (MMOs) with a high surface area and large pore size have been prepared through the assembly of monodispersed layered double hydroxide nanoparticles (LDHNPs) with block copolymer templates. The particle sizes of the LDHNPs were
Microwave Enhanced Knoevenagel Condensation of Ethyl Cyanoacetate with Aldehydes.
Kim S-Y, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 27(4), 533-541 (1997)
Electrogenerated bases VII. Novel syntheses of ethyl glyoxalate and diethyl ketomalonate via electrogenerated superoxide.
Sugawara M and Baizer MM.
Tetrahedron Letters, 24(22), 2223-2226 (1983)
Korany A Ali et al.
Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 18(8), 717-727 (2017-04-27)
In this study, synthesis, molecular docking and anticancer screening of new series of substituted heterocycles with trimethoxy phenyl scaffold as Combretastatin analogues were described. Substituted pyridines were synthesized via the reaction of (E)-3-(dimethylamino)-1-(3,4,5- trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (2) with active methylene reagents. Substituted

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