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Butyl isocyanide

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Synonym(s):

1-Butylisonitrile, 1-Isocyanobutane, Butyl isonitrile, n-Butyl isocyanide, n-Butyl isonitrile

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3NC
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
83.13
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.396 (lit.)

density

0.795 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

amine
isonitrile

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCC[N+]#[C-]

InChI

1S/C5H9N/c1-3-4-5-6-2/h3-5H2,1H3

InChI key

FSBLVBBRXSCOKU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Butyl isocyanide was used to study the crystal structure of carbon monoxide dehydrogenases-II isolated from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans[1]. It was used to probe the mechanism of NO activation of the hemoprotein soluble guanylate cyclase[2]. .

Biochem/physiol Actions

Butyl isocyanide forms complex with ferric and ferrous iron of the heme in cytochrome P450[3].

Other Notes

May form haziness and/or precipitate with no loss in purity.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

69.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

21 °C - closed cup

ppe

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


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Akira Ikezaki et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (19)(19), 2257-2259 (2008-05-09)
Addition of tert-butylisocyanide (tBuNC) to a CD2Cl2 solution of the bis(perchlorato)(meso-tetramesitylporphyrinato) iron(III) cation radical leads to the formation of the corresponding bis(adduct), [Fe(TMP)(tBuNC)2]2+, whose electronic structure is in sharp contrast to that of the corresponding imidazole(HIm) complex, [Fe(TMP)(HIm)2]2+; the former
Y Imai et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1337(1), 66-74 (1997-01-04)
Heme-external ligand interactions of P-450nor were examined spectrophotometrically and compared with those of other P-450s. Most nitrogenous ligands induced type II spectral changes on binding to ferric P-450nor, as did other P-450s. In contrast with other P-450s, 2-methylpyridine and 1-butanol
T H Tahirov et al.
Nature structural biology, 3(5), 459-464 (1996-05-01)
We have determined the structure of n-butylisocyanide-bound Rhodobacter capsulatus cytochrome c'. This is the first example of a ligand-bound structure of a class IIa cytochrome c. Compared with the structure of native cytochrome c', there are significant conformational changes of
Holger Dobbek et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99(25), 15971-15976 (2002-12-12)
The CO dehydrogenase of the eubacterium Oligotropha carboxidovorans is a 277-kDa Mo- and Cu-containing iron-sulfur flavoprotein. Here, the enzyme's active site in the oxidized or reduced state, after inactivation with potassium cyanide or with n-butylisocyanide bound to the active site
Y Imai et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1207(1), 49-57 (1994-07-20)
Thr-303 to Lys-mutated P-450 2E1, as well as Thr-301 to Lys-mutated P-450 2C2, had absorption spectra characteristic of a nitrogenous ligand-bound form of P-450, such as the pyridine complex of P-450 2E1; (i) in the ferric state, the red-shifted Soret

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