2-Methylbenzyl cyanide Chemical Properties

Melting point:

142-143 °C

Boiling point:

244-250 °C

Density 

1.056 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

1.5264-1.5284

Flash point:

>110°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Specific Gravity

1.056

Water Solubility 

Slightly soluble in water. Soluble in benzene, ethyl ether, ethanol.

BRN 

907182

Exposure limits

NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3

LogP

1.910 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

22364-68-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Methylbenzyl cyanide(22364-68-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

36/37-37/39-27-26

RIDADR 

3439

RTECS 

AM2290000

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269090

Toxicity

mouse,LD50,intravenous,56mg/kg (56mg/kg),U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. Vol. NX#02089,

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2-Methylbenzyl cyanide Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to orange-reddish liquid

Uses

o-Tolylacetonitrile is used as an important raw material and intermediate in organic Synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff. It is also used as an organic and chemical intermediate.

Definition

ChEBI: A nitrile that is acetonitrile where one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a 2-methylphenyl group.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthesis, p. 40, 1987 DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-27834

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