4-Hydroxybenzyl cyanide Chemical Properties

Melting point:

67-70 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

330 °C/756 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.1475 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5260 (estimate)

Flash point:

178 °C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform, DMSO, Methanol (Slightly)

pka

9.63±0.13(Predicted)

form 

Solid

color 

Light Brown to Beige

Water Solubility 

slightly soluble

BRN 

1934470

Exposure limits

NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3

InChIKey

AYKYOOPFBCOXSL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

0.591 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

14191-95-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid nitrile(14191-95-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

36/37-36/37/39-26

RIDADR 

3439

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

AM0530000

Hazard Note 

Irritant

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269095

MSDS

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4-Hydroxybenzyl cyanide Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Light Brown Solid

Uses

4-Hydroxyphenylacetonitrile (cas# 14191-95-8) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.

Definition

ChEBI: A hydroxynitrile that is phenylacetonitrile substituted by a hydroxy group at position 4.

4-Hydroxybenzyl cyanide(14191-95-8)Related Product Information

• 4-Hydroxy-D-(-)-2-phenylglycine
• 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
• 4'-Hydroxyacetophenone
• 4-Methoxybenzyl cyanide
• 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
• Tyramine
• Diphenylacetonitrile
• 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
• Methylparaben
• p-(2-Methoxyethyl) phenol
• 4-Methoxyphenol
• Copper(I) Cyanide
• 2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)ACETALDEHYDE
• 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid
• 4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
• 4-Hydroxyphenethyl alcohol
• 4-Hydroxyphenylacetamide
• Benzeneacetonitrile