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butyronitrile
Sign in to saveAlso known as Butanenitrile, n-Butyronitrile, 1-Cyanopropane, Propyl cyanide, n-Propyl cyanide, Butyric acid nitrile, n-Butanitrile
Butyronitrile or butanenitrile or propyl cyanide, is a nitrile with the formula C3H7CN. This colorless liquid is miscible with most polar organic solvents.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H7N
- Molecular weight
- 69.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- butanenitrile
- SMILES
- CCCC#N
- InChIKey
- KVNRLNFWIYMESJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.5
- Polar surface area
- 23.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 69.058
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- melting point
- -170
- density
- 0.81
- chemical formula
- C₄H₇N
- canonical SMILES
- CCCC#N
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0086
- boiling point
- 117.6
- vapor pressure
- 14
- flash point
- 62
- solubility
- 3
- lower flammable limit
- 1.65
- ionization energy
- 11.20
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 22
- Commons category
- Butyronitrile
- electric dipole moment
- 4.07
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Synthesis
- Occurrence in space
- References
- External links
Butyronitrile or butanenitrile or propyl cyanide, is a nitrile with the formula C3H7CN. This colorless liquid is miscible with most polar organic solvents.
==Uses== Butyronitrile is mainly used as a precursor to the poultry drug amprolium.
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