Methoxyacetonitrile

CAS Registry Number®

1738-36-9

CAS Name

Methoxyacetonitrile

Molecular Formula

C3H5NO

Molecular Mass

71.08

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    119-121 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    97 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.9492 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H5NO/c1-5-3-2-4/h3H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=QKPVEISEHYYHRH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C#N)OC

Canonical SMILES

N#CCOC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetonitrile, 2-methoxy-
  • Acetonitrile, methoxy-
  • 2-Methoxyacetonitrile
  • Methoxyacetonitrile
  • Formaldehyde cyanohydrin methyl ether

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