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Malononitrile

Catalog No. A15046 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 109-77-3 Website
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SYNONYMS

Title
丙二腈
IUPAC name
propanedinitrile
IUPAC Traditional name
malononitrile
Synonyms
Propanedinitrile
Dicyanomethane

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00001883
Beilstein Number 773697
EC Number 203-703-2
Merck Index 145711
CAS Number 109-77-3

PROPERTIES

Solubility Soluble in water
Boiling Point 220-222°C
Density 1.049
Flash Point 112°C(233°F)
Melting Point 30-34°C
Refractive Index 1.4150
GHS Pictograms GHS06
GHS Pictograms GHS09
GHS Hazard statements H301-H311-H331-H400-H410
European Hazard Symbols Toxic Toxic (T)
European Hazard Symbols Nature polluting Nature polluting (N)
GHS Precautionary statements P261-P301+P310-P361-P302+P352-P405-P501A
Risk Statements 23/24/25-50/53
RTECS OO3150000
Safety Statements 23-27-45-60-61
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 6.1
UN Number UN2647
Packing Group II
Purity 99%

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Reviews of the chemistry of malononitrile: Chem. Rev., 69, 591 (1969); Synthesis, 165, 241 (1978); 925 (1981); Synlett, 2247 (2004).
  • The Na derivative can be arylated by reaction with aryl halides with a Pd catalyst: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 932 (1984). In the presence of butadiene, an additional 4-carbon unit is introduced: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1, 647 (1990):
  • Ternary condensation with an aromatic aldehyde and a cycloalkanone in the presence of ammonium acetate can give a variety of products. With cyclohexanone, the 2-amino-4-aryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitriles are the major products: J. Chem. Res. (Synop.), 146 (1995).