2-Thiopheneacetonitrile Chemical Properties

Melting point:

50-51 °C

Boiling point:

115-120 °C/22 mmHg (lit.) 235-238 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.157 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.542(lit.)

Flash point:

215 °F

storage temp. 

Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,Room temperature

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Light orange to Yellow

Specific Gravity

1.157

BRN 

106960

CAS DataBase Reference

20893-30-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Thiopheneacetonitrile(20893-30-5)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Thiopheneacetonitrile (20893-30-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi,T

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36/37-23-36

RIDADR 

UN 3276 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

T

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29349990

MSDS

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2-Thiopheneacetonitrile Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colourless to slightly brown liquid

Uses

2-Thiopheneacetonitrile was used as reagent during the synthesis of monodisperse Au/Au@polythiophene core/shell nanospheres.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-thienylacetonitrile is a nitrile that is acetonitrile where one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a 2-thienyl group. It is a nitrile and a member of thiophenes. It derives from an acetonitrile.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 15, p. 81, 1950 DOI: 10.1021/jo01147a014
Synthesis, p. 40, 1987 DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-27834

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