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Propionitrile

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ethyl cyanide

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CN
CAS Number:
107-12-0
Molecular Weight:
55.08
Beilstein:
773680
EC Number:
203-464-4
MDL number:
MFCD00001948
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329767256
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.366 (lit.)
n20/D 1.366

bp

97 °C (lit.)

mp

−93 °C (lit.)

density

0.772 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

CCC#N

InChI

1S/C3H5N/c1-2-3-4/h2H2,1H3

InChI key

FVSKHRXBFJPNKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Propionitrile may be used as a mobile phase for the separation and elution of triglycerides in cocoa butter samples using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with refractive index detector and temperature programming.
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Pictograms

FlameSkull and crossbones
GHS02,GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

42.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

6 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCG2522
BCCC8119
BCBX9202
BCBW7521
BCBQ9329V

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Improved HPLC of triglycerides by special tempering procedures
Frede E
Chromatographia, 21(1), 29-36 (1986)
Oliver Kaumanns et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 74(1), 75-81 (2008-11-27)
The rates of the reactions of the colored para-substituted phenylacetonitrile anions 1a-c and the phenylpropionitrile anions 2a-c with Michael acceptors (3a-u) were determined by UV-vis spectroscopy in DMSO at 20 degrees C. The reactions follow second-order kinetics, and the corresponding
Atsushi Kunishita et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 47(18), 8222-8232 (2008-08-14)
The copper(II) complexes 1(H) and 1(Ar(X)), supported by the N,N-di(2-pyridylmethyl)benzylamine tridentate ligand (L(H)) or its derivatives having m-substituted phenyl group at the 6-position of pyridine donor groups (L(Ar(X))), have been prepared, and their reactivity toward H2O2 has been examined in
David Crich et al.
Carbohydrate research, 341(10), 1467-1475 (2006-04-29)
It is shown that the use of 5% acetonitrile or propionitrile in dichloromethane functions to increase the beta-selectivity of a number of L-rhamnopyranosylation reactions conducted by the thioglycoside method with activation by the 1-benzenesulfinyl piperidine/trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride couple. The use of
Narciso Couto et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 22(4), 582-590 (2008-01-29)
The present work describes a study of the complexation of calcium and magnesium by 3-azidopropionitrile by means of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Complexes were obtained from solutions of calcium and magnesium salts of the type CaX2 and MgX2 (where
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