2-Naphthylacetonitrile Chemical Properties

Melting point:

82-84 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

303 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.092 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

1.5785 (estimate)

Flash point:

303°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)

form 

Solid

color 

White to Off-White

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

BRN 

1862879

InChIKey

LPCWDVLDJVZIHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

7498-57-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Naphthylacetonitrile(7498-57-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,C,F

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-34-11

Safety Statements 

36-24/25-45-36/37/39-26-16

RIDADR 

3276

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269090

MSDS

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2-Naphthylacetonitrile Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to light yellow powder

Uses

2-Naphthylacetonitrile was used as starting reagent in the synthesis of 2-(1-cyano-1-(2-naphthyl))methylidene-3-phenyl-thiazolidine-4,5-dione.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthetic Communications, 23, p. 1061, 1993 DOI: 10.1080/00397919308018582

General Description

2-Naphthylacetonitrile undergoes three-component coupling with benzyne and DMF to yield coumarins.

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