2-Naphthonitrile Chemical Properties

Melting point:

63-68 °C

Boiling point:

156-158°C 12mm

Density 

1.0755

refractive index 

1.6210 (estimate)

Flash point:

156-158°C/12mm

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

soluble in Benzene,Methanol

form 

Crystalline Powder

color 

Off-white to beige

BRN 

1363868

CAS DataBase Reference

613-46-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Naphthalenecarbonitrile(613-46-7)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Naphthalenecarbonitrile (613-46-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,N,T

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-51/53-41-37/38-25

Safety Statements 

36/37-61-45-36/37/39-26-39

RIDADR 

3276

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

QL5976350

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269090

MSDS

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2-Naphthonitrile Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

off-white to beige crystalline powder

Uses

2-Cyanonaphthalene [613-46-7], bnaphthonitrile, 2-naphthoic acid nitrile, Mr 153.17, mp 66℃, bp 303℃, forms colorless crystals that are readily soluble in ethanol. It is used in organic synthesis and suitable as a reaction medium for obtaining propylene from ethylene and 2-butene by olefin metathesis.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 112, p. 6729, 1990 DOI: 10.1021/ja00174a053
Synthesis, p. 223, 1989 DOI: 10.1055/s-1989-27210

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