4-PHENYLBUTYRONITRILE Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

97-99 °C/1.7 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

0.973 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.5143(lit.)

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Red to Green

BRN 

2043002

Exposure limits

NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3

CAS DataBase Reference

2046-18-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzenebutanenitrile (2046-18-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

37/39

RIDADR 

3276

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2926.90.5050

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

MSDS

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4-PHENYLBUTYRONITRILE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

4-Phenylbutyronitrile was used in the synthesis of light aliphatic nitriles and styrene derivatives.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 106, p. 6075, 1984 DOI: 10.1021/ja00332a052
Synthetic Communications, 23, p. 2323, 1993 DOI: 10.1080/00397919308013790
Tetrahedron Letters, 13, p. 1929, 1972

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