4-[2-(2-Benzofuranyl)ethenyl]benzonitrile

CAS Registry Number®

37780-79-3

CAS Name

4-[2-(2-Benzofuranyl)ethenyl]benzonitrile

Molecular Formula

C17H11NO

Molecular Mass

245.28

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Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C17H11NO/c18-12-14-7-5-13(6-8-14)9-10-16-11-15-3-1-2-4-17(15)19-16/h1-11H

InChIKey

InChIKey=CXNNRNMUZUHBDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=CC1=CC=C(C#N)C=C1)C2=CC=3C(O2)=CC=CC3

Canonical SMILES

N#CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CC=2OC=3C=CC=CC3C2

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzonitrile, 4-[2-(2-benzofuranyl)ethenyl]-
  • 4-[2-(2-Benzofuranyl)ethenyl]benzonitrile
  • 2-(p-Cyanostyryl)benzofuran
  • 2-(4-Cyanostyryl)benzofuran

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