2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyronitrile

CAS Registry Number®

4111-08-4

CAS Name

2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyronitrile

Molecular Formula

C5H9NO

Molecular Mass

99.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    62 °C @ Press: 3 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.9303 g/cm³ @ Temp: 19 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H9NO/c1-3-5(2,7)4-6/h7H,3H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=VMEHOTODTPXCKT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC)(C#N)(C)O

Canonical SMILES

N#CC(O)(C)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanenitrile, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-
  • Butyronitrile, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-
  • 2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile
  • 2-Butanone, cyanohydrin
  • Butanone cyanohydrin

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

73683-34-8

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