Aminopropionitrile

Aminopropionitrile
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-Aminopropanenitrile
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 151-18-8
ATCvet code QM01AX91
PubChem CID 1647
ChemSpider 21241485 Y
UNII 38D5LJ4KH2 Y
KEGG C05670 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:27413 Y
Synonyms 2-Cyanoethylamine
Chemical data
Formula C3H6N2 
Mol. mass 70.09 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Aminopropionitrile is a nitrile. It is an antirheumatic agent in veterinary medicine. It can cause osteolathyrism.

Synthesis

Aminopropionitrile can be prepared by the reaction of ammonium hydroxide with acrylonitrile.

See also