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isobutyronitrile
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Isobutyronitrile is a complex organic molecule that has recently been found in several meteorites arrived from space. The singularity of this chemical is due to the fact that it is the only one among the molecules arriving from the universe that has a branched, rather than straight, carbon backbone. The backbone is also larger than usual, in comparison with others.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H7N
- Molecular weight
- 69.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylpropanenitrile
- SMILES
- CC(C)C#N
- InChIKey
- LRDFRRGEGBBSRN-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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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 69.058
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- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0353
- chemical formula
- C₄H₇N
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)C#N
- density
- 0.76
- melting point
- -71.5
- boiling point
- 103.9
- vapor pressure
- 100
- flash point
- 47
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 22
- ionization energy
- 11.30
- Commons category
- Isobutyronitrile
- electric dipole moment
- 4.29
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Composition and structure
- Rotational spectrum
- Importance in life's origin
- Properties
- Hazards
- Applications
- References
- Bibliography
Isobutyronitrile is a complex organic molecule that has recently been found in several meteorites arrived from space. The singularity of this chemical is due to the fact that it is the only one among the molecules arriving from the universe that has a branched, rather than straight, carbon backbone. The backbone is also larger than usual, in comparison with others.
== History ==
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