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B8959

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Benzonitrile

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Synonym(s):

Phenyl cyanide

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CN
CAS Number:
100-47-0
Molecular Weight:
103.12
Beilstein:
506893
EC Number:
202-855-7
MDL number:
MFCD00001770
UNSPSC Code:
12352117
eCl@ss:
39031505
PubChem Substance ID:
329773147
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

liquid

expl. lim.

0.34-6.3 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.528 (lit.)

bp

191 °C (lit.)

mp

−13 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

N#Cc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C7H5N/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H

InChI key

JFDZBHWFFUWGJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzonitrile, also known as a phenyl cyanide compound, is a useful solvent and a versatile precursor to many derivatives. It is a good solvent for the study of inorganic, organic, anhydrous, and organometallic compounds.

Application

Benzonitrile can be used as:
  • An electrochemical solvent to investigate the electrochemistry, spectroscopic properties, and reactivity of a series of cobalt porphyrins with various substituents.
  • Building block or starting material in various organic synthesis reactions.
  • Employed in coupling reactions, such as Suzuki couplings or Heck reactions, to facilitate the formation of carbon-carbon bonds.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302 + H312

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

158.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

70 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Listings

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PDSCL

Deleterious substance

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

B8959-2.5L:
B8959-250ML:
B8959-VAR:
B8959-500ML:4548173189796
B8959-10L:
B8959-100ML:4548173189765
B8959-2L:4548173189789
B8959-18L:4548173276410
B8959-5ML:
B8959-BULK:
B8959-20L:4548173189772
B8959-1L:

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Jessica L Durham et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 51(14), 7825-7836 (2012-07-07)
The preparation of two new families of hexanuclear rhenium cluster complexes containing benzonitrile and phenyl-substituted tetrazolate ligands is described. Specifically, we report the preparation of a series of cluster complexes with the formula [Re(6)Se(8)(PEt(3))(5)L](2+) where L = benzonitrile, p-aminobenzonitrile, p-methoxybenzonitrile
Rocío López-Rodríguez et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(21), 9915-9920 (2012-10-18)
A mild procedure for the Ir(III)-catalyzed nitrogen-directed ortho borylation of aromatic N,N-dialkylhydrazones using pinacolborane as the boron source has been developed. The methodology relies on a modified, hemilabile N,N ligand built on a 4-N,N-dimethylaminopyridine unit that provides high reactivity while
Mohsen Sajadi et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 13(39), 17768-17774 (2011-09-03)
Time-dependent Stokes shifts (TDSS) were measured for diverse polarity probes in water, heavy water, methanol, and benzonitrile, by broadband fluorescence up-conversion with 85 fs time resolution. In water the spectral dynamics is solute-independent and quantitatively described by simple dielectric continuum
Yoshimitsu Hashimoto et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 10(30), 6003-6009 (2012-05-19)
A variety of highly functionalized polycyclic isoxazoles are prepared by a two-step protocol: (1) 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of o,o'-disubstituted benzonitrile oxides to para-quinone mono-acetals, then (2) dehydrogenation. The cycloaddition proceeds in a regioselective manner, favouring the formation of the 4-acyl cycloadducts
Johanna Ungersboeck et al.
Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine, 70(11), 2615-2620 (2012-09-04)
The intention for the present study was to implement a microfluidic set-up for N-(11)C-methylations in a flow-through microreactor device with [(11)C]DASB as model-compound and [(11)C]CH(3)I and [(11)C]CH(3)OTf, respectively, as (11)C-methylation agents. Due to an observed "aging" effect of the (11)C-methylation
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