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Phenylacetonitrile

purum, ≥98.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Benzyl cyanide

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2CN
CAS Number:
140-29-4
Molecular Weight:
117.15
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
385941
EC Number:
205-410-5
MDL number:
MFCD00001894
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848087

grade

purum

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.524

bp

231-233 °C (lit.)

density

1.015 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

N#CCc1ccccc1

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This product has been replaced by B19401-ALDRICH | Benzyl cyanide 98%
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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

215.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

102 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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Liping Huang et al.
Organic letters, 14(24), 6122-6125 (2012-12-06)
A small organic molecule phenylacetonitrile promoted chemoselective cyclization of (chromen-3-yl)alkynylnitriles to generate a novel tetracyclic or tricyclic chromone scaffold has been discovered. Importantly, the phenylacetonitrile serves as an anion transfer reagent changing the normal reaction of the substrate.
Nina E Fatouros et al.
Nature, 433(7027), 704-704 (2005-02-18)
To locate their hosts, parasitic wasps can 'eavesdrop' on the intraspecific chemical communications of their insect hosts. Here we describe an example in which the information exploited by the parasitic wasp Trichogramma brassicae is a butterfly anti-aphrodisiac that is passed
Jacques Corset et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 68(5), 1340-1346 (2007-05-01)
The carbanionic species possibly formed during the first alkylation step of phenylacetonitrile lithiated anion by CH(3)I and PhCH(2)Cl in THF-hexane solution and their complexes with the lithium salt formed have been observed by infrared spectrometry and characterized by density functional
Martinus E Huigens et al.
Journal of chemical ecology, 37(4), 364-367 (2011-04-01)
Males of a variety of insects transfer an anti-aphrodisiac pheromone to females during mating that renders them less attractive to conspecific males. In cabbage white butterflies, the transfer of an anti-aphrodisiac can result in the unwanted attraction of tiny egg
José Luis García Ruano et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 72(16), 5994-6005 (2007-07-17)
Enantiomerically pure alpha-substituted alpha-amino phenylacetonitriles have been readily prepared from 2-p-tolylsulfinylbenzaldimines following a two-step sequence: a moderately stereoselective hydrocyanation of the imines and a completely stereoselective quaternization of the resulting diastereoisomeric mixture of alpha-amino phenylacetonitriles with different alkylating or acylating
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