6-AMINO CAPRONITRILE Property

Melting point:

-31.3°C

Boiling point:

200.13°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.8929 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4475

storage temp. 

Refrigerator, Under inert atmosphere

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

pka

10.38±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Colourless to Pale Yellow

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12N2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8/h1-5,7H2

InChIKey

KBMSFJFLSXLIDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(#N)CCCCCN

EPA Substance Registry System

Hexanenitrile, 6-amino- (2432-74-8)

Safety

RTECS 

MO4085000

Hazardous Substances Data

2432-74-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

Precautionary statements

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P310Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.

6-AMINO CAPRONITRILE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

6-Amino capronitrile is a compound useful in organic synthesis and other chemical processes. It can be an alternative monomer for the nylon 6 synthesis.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 46, p. 1263, 1981 DOI: 10.1021/jo00320a008

Purification Methods

When 6-amino capronitrile is produced by partial hydrogenation of adiponitrile, hexamethylenediamine and tetrahydroazepine (THA) are also coproduced. The hexamethylenediamine can be easily removed from the mixture by simple distillation. The process for the recovery of 6-amino capronitrile from a mixture containing 6-amino capronitrile and THA which comprises (a) heating said mixture at a temperature about 235 ℃, to convert THA to higher boiling compounds; (b) then distilling the 6-amino capronitrile from the resulting mixture.