Skip to Content
MilliporeSigma
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

141038

Sigma-Aldrich

2-Hydroxybenzonitrile

99%

Synonym(s):

2-Cyanophenol, Salicylonitrile

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Linear Formula:
NCC6H4OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
119.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1210029
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

99%

form

powder

bp

149 °C/14 mmHg (lit.)

mp

92-95 °C (lit.)

functional group

nitrile

SMILES string

Oc1ccccc1C#N

InChI

1S/C7H5NO/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-4,9H

InChI key

CHZCERSEMVWNHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Application

2-Hydroxybenzonitrile may be used in the preparation of:
  • methyl-(2-cyanophenoxy)acetate
  • 3-amino-N-phenylbenzofuran-2-carboxamide
  • 2-(2-oxo-2-phenylethoxy)benzonitrile
  • 3-amino-2-cyanobenzo[b]furane
It may also be used as a directing group for meta-selective C-H bond alkenylation.
2-Hydroxybenzonitrile was used as starting reagent during the synthesis of:
  • mono-alkoxyphenyloxazoline
  • furanoside

pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Reactivity of 1, 2-cyclic sulfite xylosides towards nucleophiles.
Batoux N, et al.
Tetrahedron, 65(43), 8858-8862 (2009)
Enantioselective Cu-catalyzed 1, 4-addition of Me3Al to a 4, 4-disubstituted cyclohexa-2, 5-dienone.
Takemoto Y, et al.
Tetrahedron, 52(45), 14177-14188 (1996)
Efficient New Synthesis of N-Arylbenzo [b] furo [3, 2-d] pyrimidin-4-amines and Their Benzo [b] thieno [3, 2-d] pyrimidin-4-amine Analogues via a Microwave-Assisted Dimroth Rearrangement.
Loidreau Y, et al.
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 50(5), 1187-1197 (2013)
Synthesis, Anticonvulsant and Neurotoxicity Evaluation of Some Newer N-(2-benzoylbenzofuran-3-yl)-3-(substituted)-propanamide Analogs.
Kamal M, et al.
Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 13(3), 159-165 (2013)
1, 3-Dipolar Cycloaddition in the Preparation of New Fused Heterocyclic Compounds via Thermal Initiation.
Porubsky M, et al.
Molecules (Basel), 21(2), 187-187 (2016)

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service