Butyronitrile

Butyronitrile or butanenitrile or propyl cyanide, is a nitrile with the formula C3H7CN. This colorless liquid is miscible with most polar organic solvents.

Butyronitrile
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Butanenitrile
Other names
  • 1-Cyanopropane
  • Propyl cyanide
  • n-Butyronitrile
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1361452
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.365
EC Number
  • 203-700-6
MeSH N-butyronitrile
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • ET8750000
UNII
UN number 2411
  • InChI=1S/C4H7N/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-3H2,1H3 N
    Key: KVNRLNFWIYMESJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
SMILES
  • CCCC#N
Properties
C4H7N
Molar mass 69.107 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless
Odor Sharp and suffocating
Density 794 mg mL−1
Melting point −111.90 °C; −169.42 °F; 161.25 K
Boiling point 117.6 °C; 243.6 °F; 390.7 K
0.033 g/100 mL
Solubility soluble in benzene
miscible in alcohol, ether, dimethylformamide
Vapor pressure 3.1 kPa
190 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
-49.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)
1.38385
3.5
Thermochemistry
134.2 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−6.8–−4.8 kJ mol−1
−2.579 MJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H225, H301, H311, H331
P210, P261, P280, P301+P310, P311
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
3
0
Flash point 18 °C (64 °F; 291 K)
488 °C (910 °F; 761 K)
Explosive limits 1.65%–?
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
50 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none
REL (Recommended)
TWA 8 ppm (22 mg/m3)
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.
Related compounds
Related alkanenitriles
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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