3-Hydroxypropionitrile

CAS Registry Number®

109-78-4

CAS Name

3-Hydroxypropionitrile

Molecular Formula

C3H5NO

Molecular Mass

71.08

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    221 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -46 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.0404 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H5NO/c4-2-1-3-5/h5H,1,3H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=WSGYTJNNHPZFKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C#N)CO

Canonical SMILES

N#CCCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanenitrile, 3-hydroxy-
  • Hydracrylonitrile
  • 3-Hydroxypropanenitrile
  • 2-Cyanoethanol
  • Ethylene cyanohydrin

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