Hydroxyacetonitrile - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Hydroxyacetonitrile

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Catalog Number

ACMA00017362

Product Name

Hydroxyacetonitrile

Category

Polymers

Description

Formaldehyde cyanohydrin is an odorless colorless oil with a sweetish taste. Used in the manufacture of intermediates in pharmaceutical production, as a component of synthetic resins, as a chemical intermediate for organic compounds, and as a solvent. (EPA, 1998);Liquid;COLOURLESS OILY LIQUID.;Colorless, odorless, oily liquid. [Note: Forms cyanide in the body.]

IUPAC Name

2-hydroxyacetonitrile

Molecular Weight

57.05g/mol

Molecular Formula

C2H3NO;HOCH2CN;C2H3NO;C2H3NO

Canonical SMILES

C(C#N)O

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H3NO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,2H2

InChI Key

LTYRAPJYLUPLCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

361 °F at 760 mm Hg with slight decomposition (EPA, 1998);183.0 °C;183 °C (slight decomp);183 °C;361°F (Decomposes)

Melting Point

Less than -98° F (EPA, 1998);less than -72 °C;-72 °C;<-98°F

Flash Point

greater than 200 °F (NTP, 1992)

Density

1.1 at 66 °F (NIOSH, 2016);1.10;Relative density (water = 1): 1.1;(66°F): 1.10

Solubility

greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68° F (NTP, 1992);Very soluble in water, ethanol, and ethyl ether; insoluble in benzene.;Soluble in water, ethanol, and diethyl ether but insoluble in chloroform and benzene.;Solubility in water: good;Soluble

Color/Form

COLORLESS, WATER-WHITE, OILY LIQUID

Complexity

41.2

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

203-469-1

Exact Mass

57.021464g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

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