OCTANENITRILE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

−45 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

198-200 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.814 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.42(lit.)

Flash point:

165 °F

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Light yellow to Light orange

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fatty aldehydic green

Odor Type

aldehydic

BRN 

1744063

Dielectric constant

13.9（25℃）

LogP

2.750

CAS DataBase Reference

124-12-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Octanenitrile (124-12-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22

Safety Statements 

36/37

RIDADR 

3276

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

RG9700300

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2926.90.5050

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

Toxicity

LD50 orl-mus: 1764 mg/kg ARTODN 55,47,84

MSDS

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OCTANENITRILE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to light yellow liquid

Uses

Heptyl cyanide (Caprylonitrile) was used as a solvent to study the intermediates in the decomposition of aliphatic diazo-compounds.

Uses

Octanenitrile is a reagent often used in the preparation of amides by hydration using amorphous manganese oxide catalyst in the presence of reduced amounts of water.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 64, p. 3544, 1999 DOI: 10.1021/jo982317b
Tetrahedron Letters, 17, p. 255, 1976 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)93701-8
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 11, p. 296, 1963 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.11.296

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion.When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors ofNOx and CNí.

Purification Methods

Wash the nitrile twice with half-volumes of conc HCl, then with saturated aqueous NaHCO3, dry over MgSO4, filter and distil it. [Beilstein 2 H 349, 2 I 148, 2 II 303, 2 III 798, 2 IV 993.]

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