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succinonitrile

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Also known as butanedinitrile, 1,2-dicyanoethane, dinile, ethylene cyanide, ethylene dicyanide, succinic dinitrile

Succinonitrile, also butanedinitrile, is a nitrile, with the formula of C2H4(CN)2. It is an odorless, colorless to light brown crystal or colourless waxy solid which melts at 58 °C.

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Mass
80.037
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chemical formula
C₄H₄N₂
flash point
270
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0573
density
0.99
melting point
54.5
boiling point
266
vapor pressure
2
solubility
13
time-weighted average exposure limit
20
canonical SMILES
C(CC#N)C#N
Commons category
Succinonitrile
ionization energy
12.10
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Succinonitrile, also butanedinitrile, is a nitrile, with the formula of C2H4(CN)2. It is an odorless, colorless to light brown crystal or colourless waxy solid which melts at 58 °C.

Succinonitrile is produced by the addition of hydrogen cyanide to acrylonitrile (hydrocyanation): CH2=CHCN + HCN → NCCH2CH2CN

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