5-Hexenenitrile Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

165 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.837 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.427(lit.)

Flash point:

105 °F

solubility 

Chloroform, Methanol (Slightly)

form 

clear liquid

Specific Gravity

0.820.837

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water. Soluble in alcohol.

BRN 

1739773

Stability:

Stable under recommended storage conditions., Stable Under Recommended Storage C

LogP

1.407 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

5048-19-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG 1

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29269095

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5-Hexenenitrile Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to pale yellow liquid

Uses

5-Hexenenitrile may be used in the synthesis of 1,8-dicyano-4-octene.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 70, p. 3707, 1948 DOI: 10.1021/ja01191a047

General Description

5-Hexenenitrile, an aliphatic nitrile, is a volatile compound that is formed as a degradation product of glucobrassicanapin in Aurinia sinuata. It is reported to be an attractant from oilseed rape for the cabbage seed weevil, Ceutorhynchus assimilis. 5-Hexenenitrile is the main volatile compound found in wheat extract. It undergoes Wacker oxidation to form the corresponding methyl ketone using PdCl₂-DMA (palladium dichloride-N,N-diemthylacetamide) catalytic system.

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