Ethyl cyanide
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IUPAC name
Propanenitrile
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Other names
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3D model (Jmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.151 | ||
| EC Number | 203-464-4 | ||
| MeSH | propionitrile | ||
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PubChem CID
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| RTECS number | UF9625000 | ||
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| UN number | 2404 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C3H5N | |||
| Molar mass | 55.08 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colourless liquid | ||
| Odor | sweetish, pleasant, ethereal | ||
| Density | 772 mg mL−1 | ||
| Melting point | −100 to −86 °C; −148 to −123 °F; 173 to 187 K | ||
| Boiling point | 96 to 98 °C; 205 to 208 °F; 369 to 371 K | ||
| 11.9% (20 °C) | |||
| log P | 0.176 | ||
| Vapor pressure | 270 μmol Pa−1 kg−1 | ||
| -38.5·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
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Refractive index (nD)
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1.366 | ||
| Thermochemistry | |||
| 105.3 J K−1 mol−1 | |||
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Std molar
entropy (S |
189.33 J K−1 mol−1 | ||
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Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH |
15.5 kJ mol−1 | ||
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Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcH |
−1.94884–−1.94776 MJ mol−1 | ||
| Hazards | |||
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| GHS signal word | DANGER | ||
| H225, H300, H310, H319, H332 | |||
| P210, P264, P280, P301+310, P302+350, P305+351+338 | |||
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EU classification (DSD)
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 F  T+
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| R-phrases | R11, R20, R25, R27, R36 | ||
| S-phrases | S16, S36/37, S45 | ||
| Flash point | 6 °C (43 °F; 279 K) | ||
| Explosive limits | 3.1%-? | ||
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
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LD50 (median dose)
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39 mg kg−1(oral, rat) | ||
| US health exposure limits (NIOSH): | |||
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PEL (Permissible)
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none | ||
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REL (Recommended)
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TWA 6 ppm (14 mg/m3) | ||
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IDLH (Immediate danger)
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N.D. | ||
| Related compounds | |||
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Related alkanenitriles
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Related compounds
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Propionitrile, also known as ethyl cyanide and propanenitrile, is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH2CN. It is a simple aliphatic nitrile. The compound is a colourless, water-soluble liquid. It is used as a solvent and a precursor to other organic compounds.
The main industrial route to this nitrile is the hydrogenation of acrylonitrile. It is also prepared by the ammoxidation of propanol (propionaldehyde can also be used instead):
Propionitrile is a byproduct of the electrodimerisation of acrylonitrile to adiponitrile.
In the laboratory propanenitrile can also be produced by the dehydration of propionamide, by catalytic reduction of acrylonitrile, or by distilling ethyl sulfate and potassium cyanide.
Propionitrile is a solvent similar to acetonitrile but with a slightly higher boiling point. It is a precursor to propylamines by hydrogenation. It is a C-3 building block in the preparation of the drug flopropione by the Houben-Hoesch reaction.
Propanenitrile is poisonous but weakly with an LD50 of 230 mg/kg (rats, oral). Propanenitrile has been determined to be teratogenic due to the metabolic release of cyanide.
In 1979, the Kalama (Vega) plant in Beaufort, South Carolina experienced an explosion during the production of propanenitrile by nickel-catalyzed reduction of acrylonitrile. This site is now one of the two Superfund cleanup sites in South Carolina.
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