2-Furonitrile Chemical Properties

Melting point:

147-148 °C

Boiling point:

146-148 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.064 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.479(lit.)

Flash point:

95 °F

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,2-8°C

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear light yellow to light orange

Specific Gravity

1.06

Water Solubility 

Soluble in most common organic solvents. Slightly soluble in water.

BRN 

107033

Exposure limits

NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3

InChIKey

YXDXXGXWFJCXEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

617-90-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Furancarbonitrile(617-90-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

10-20/21/22-41

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-36/37-16

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Harmful

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29299090

MSDS

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2-Furonitrile Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless to light yellow liqui

Uses

2-Furonitrile is used as a extractive distillation solvent and as a sweetening agent. It is also used as an intermediate in pharmaceutical and fine chemical synthesis. 2-Furonitrile was employed as substrate to investigate the substrate specificity of nitrilase from Rhodococcus rhodochrous Jl cell.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthesis, p. 472, 1983 DOI: 10.1055/s-1983-30387

General Description

Infrared and Raman spectra of 2-furonitrile has been studied.

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