5-Hexenenitrile Property

Boiling point:

165 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.837 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.427(lit.)

Flash point:

105 °F

solubility 

Chloroform, Methanol (Slightly)

form 

clear liquid

Specific Gravity

0.820.837

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water. Soluble in alcohol.

BRN 

1739773

Stability:

Stable under recommended storage conditions., Stable Under Recommended Storage C

LogP

1.407 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

5048-19-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG 1

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29269095

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H226Flammable liquid and vapour

H315Causes skin irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P210Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

5-Hexenenitrile Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to pale yellow liquid

Uses

5-Hexenenitrile may be used in the synthesis of 1,8-dicyano-4-octene.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 70, p. 3707, 1948 DOI: 10.1021/ja01191a047

General Description

5-Hexenenitrile, an aliphatic nitrile, is a volatile compound that is formed as a degradation product of glucobrassicanapin in Aurinia sinuata. It is reported to be an attractant from oilseed rape for the cabbage seed weevil, Ceutorhynchus assimilis. 5-Hexenenitrile is the main volatile compound found in wheat extract. It undergoes Wacker oxidation to form the corresponding methyl ketone using PdCl₂-DMA (palladium dichloride-N,N-diemthylacetamide) catalytic system.