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Butyronitrile

purum, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Propyl cyanide

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
69.11
Beilstein:
1361452
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

2.4 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

23 mmHg ( 25 °C)

grade

purum

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

910 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.384 (lit.)
n20/D 1.384

bp

115-117 °C (lit.)

mp

−112 °C (lit.)

solubility

DMF: miscible(lit.)
alcohol: miscible(lit.)
diethyl ether: miscible(lit.)
water: very slightly soluble(lit.)

density

0.794 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCC#N

InChI

1S/C4H7N/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

KVNRLNFWIYMESJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Molar volumes of vapor-deposited butyronitrile glasses have been studied as a function of deposition temperature. Reactions of butyronitrile with high-temperature water at 330°C and pressures ranging from 128 to 2600bar were investigated.

Application

Butyronitrile was used in electrolyte composition in dye-sensitized solar cells†.

Pictograms

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

71.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

22 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Frédéric Sauvage et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(33), 13103-13109 (2011-06-28)
We elaborated a new electrolyte composition, based on butyronitrile solvent, that exhibits low volatility for use in dye-sensitized solar cells. The strong point of this new class of electrolyte is that it combines high efficiency and excellent stability properties, while
Hideyuki Nakayama et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 117(35), 10311-10319 (2013-08-08)
Molar volumes (Vm) of vapor-deposited ethylcyclohexane (ECH) and butyronitrile (BN, sometimes called butanenitrile) glasses were studied as a function of deposition temperature (Td). ECH glasses deposited at Td sufficiently below their glass-transition temperature (Tg) exhibited changes in Vm on heating
Effect of pressure on the rate of butyronitrile hydrolysis in high-temperature water.
Iyer SD and Klein MT.
Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 10(3), 191-200 (1997)
M S Nawaz et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 58(1), 27-31 (1992-01-01)
A strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae that used aliphatic nitriles as the sole source of nitrogen was adapted to benzonitrile as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen. Gas chromatographic and mass spectral analyses of culture filtrates indicated that K. pneumoniae

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