Butyronitrile

Butyronitrile

IUPAC name Butanenitrile
Other names propyl cyanide; 1-cyanopropane; butyronitrile
Identifiers
CAS number	109-74-0^Y
PubChem	8008
ChemSpider	7770^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES N#CCCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C5H9N/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h2-4H2,1H3^Y Key: RFFFKMOABOFIDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C5H9N/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h2-4H2,1H3 Key: RFFFKMOABOFIDF-UHFFFAOYAP
Properties
Molecular formula	C₄H₇N
Molar mass	69.11 g mol⁻¹
Density	0.7954 g/cm³ at 15 °C
Melting point	-112 °C, 161 K, -170 °F
Boiling point	117.5 °C, 391 K, 244 °F
Hazards
NFPA 704	2 2 0
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Infobox references

Butyronitrile or butanenitrile or propyl cyanide, is a nitrile with the formula C₃H₇CN. This colorless liquid is miscible with most polar organic solvents. It is mainly used as a precursor to the poultry drug amprolium.^[1]

Butyronitrile is prepared industrially by the ammoxidation of n-butanol:

C₃H₇CH₂OH + NH₃ + O₂ → C₃H₇CN + 3 H₂O

External links

NIST Chemistry WebBook page for C4H7N

References

^ Peter Pollak, Gérard Romeder, Ferdinand Hagedorn, Heinz-Peter Gelbke "Nitriles" Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_363