2,4,6-Trimethylphenylacetonitrile Chemical Properties

Melting point:

76-80 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

120 °C (1 mmHg)

Density 

1.0293 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5466 (estimate)

Flash point:

120°C/1mm

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Solid

color 

White to Off-White

BRN 

1942677

Exposure limits

NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3

CAS DataBase Reference

34688-71-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2,4,6-Trimethylbenzyl cyanide(34688-71-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22

Safety Statements 

22-26-36

RIDADR 

3276

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269095

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2,4,6-Trimethylphenylacetonitrile Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to off-white crystals or crystalline powder

Uses

2-Mesitylacetonitrile, is an organic building block used in the synthesis of more complex compounds, such as Spiromesifen Metabolite (M225645). It can also be used in the novel synthetic route for the Anti-HIV Drug MC-1220 and its analogues.

Uses

2,4,6-Trimethylphenylacetonitrile (Mesitylacetonitrile) may be used in the preparation of 2,4,6-trimethyl-,9-phenethylamine hydrochloride. It may also be employed in the synthesis of the following compounds:

• ethyl mesitylacetate
• α-mesitylacetoacetonitrile
• mesitylacetone
• β-hydroxy-a-mesitylacrylonitrile
• α-mesitylpropionic acid
• α-mesityl-8-phenylpropionitrile

General Description

2,4,6-Trimethylphenylacetonitrile is formed as an intermediate during the synthesis of mesitylacetic acid.

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