4-Methyl-5-oxohexanenitrile

CAS Registry Number®

10413-01-1

CAS Name

4-Methyl-5-oxohexanenitrile

Molecular Formula

C7H11NO

Molecular Mass

125.17

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    105 °C @ Press: 9 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.948 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H11NO/c1-6(7(2)9)4-3-5-8/h6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=NWVJJSXURDQKFU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)=O)(CCC#N)C

Canonical SMILES

N#CCCC(C(=O)C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanenitrile, 4-methyl-5-oxo-
  • 4-Methyl-5-oxohexanenitrile
  • 3-(2-Cyanoethyl)-2-butanone
  • 4-Methyl-5-oxocapronitrile
  • 4-Methyl-5-oxohexanonitrile

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