BENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

83-85 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

120-125°C 0,6mm

Density 

1.1975 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4820 (estimate)

Flash point:

120-125°C/0.6mm

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

soluble in Methanol

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Orange to Green

BRN 

1907519

CAS DataBase Reference

2700-22-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39

RIDADR 

3276

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

OO3500000

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269095

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BENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

SLIGHTLY YELLOW NEEDLE-LIKE CRYSTALLINE POWDER

Uses

Benzylidenemalononitrile was used in fluorescence-based assay for determination of soluble methane monooxygenase activity in solution.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 49, p. 4819, 1984 DOI: 10.1021/jo00199a014
Tetrahedron Letters, 23, p. 4927, 1982 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85749-4

General Description

Benzylidenemalononitrile undergoes rapid and catalyst-free solid/vapor reaction with primary alkyl amines to yield N-benzylidene-amine. It undergoes addition reaction with octyl- and decylzirconocene chloride. It is a potential substrate for soluble methane monooxygenase.

Purification Methods

Recrystallise the nitrile from EtOH [Bernasconi et al. J Am Chem Soc 107 3612 1985]. It has max at 307nm (EtOH). [Beilstein 9 H 895, 9 II 640, 9 III 4380, 9 IV 3462.]

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