malononitrile
Sign in to saveMalononitrile is an organic compound nitrile with the formula . It is a colorless or white solid, although aged samples appear yellow or even brown. It is a widely used building block in organic synthesis.
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- Preparation and reactions
- Interstellar occurrence
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Malononitrile is an organic compound nitrile with the formula . It is a colorless or white solid, although aged samples appear yellow or even brown. It is a widely used building block in organic synthesis.
==Preparation and reactions== It can be prepared by dehydration of cyanoacetamide. Most commonly malononitrile is produced by the gas-phase reaction of acetonitrile and cyanogen chloride: