ALPHA-METHYLPHENYLACETONITRILE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

210 °C(Solv: ethyl ether (60-29-7); chloroform (67-66-3))

Boiling point:

231 °C

Density 

0.985 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.5106(lit.)

Flash point:

201 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform

form 

Oil

color 

Clear Pale Yellow

BRN 

774576

Exposure limits

NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3

CAS DataBase Reference

1823-91-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzeneacetonitrile, .alpha.-methyl- (1823-91-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-27-37/39

RIDADR 

UN 3276 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269090

MSDS

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ALPHA-METHYLPHENYLACETONITRILE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

CLEAR VERY SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID

Uses

2-Phenylpropionitrile (cas# 1823-91-2) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemistry Letters, 19, p. 765, 1990
Synthetic Communications, 16, p. 499, 1986 DOI: 10.1080/00397918608078763

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