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lactonitrile
Sign in to saveLactonitrile is the organic compound with the formula CH3CH(OH)CN. It is an intermediate in the industrial production of ethyl lactate and lactic acid. It is the cyanohydrin of acetaldehyde. It is a colorless liquid, although degraded samples can appear yellow.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H5NO
- Molecular weight
- 71.08 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxypropanenitrile
- SMILES
- CC(C#N)O
- InChIKey
- WOFDVDFSGLBFAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.3
- Polar surface area
- 44 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- 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
- 71.037
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- chemical formula
- C₃H₅NO
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C#N)O
- Commons category
- 2-Hydroxypropanenitrile
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Lactonitrile is the organic compound with the formula CH3CH(OH)CN. It is an intermediate in the industrial production of ethyl lactate and lactic acid. It is the cyanohydrin of acetaldehyde. It is a colorless liquid, although degraded samples can appear yellow.
==Synthesis and use== Lactonitrile is obtained by the addition of hydrogen cyanide to acetaldehyde.
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