Lactonitrile

CAS Registry Number®

78-97-7

CAS Name

Lactonitrile

Molecular Formula

C3H5NO

Molecular Mass

71.08

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    221 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -40 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.9877 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °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/c1-3(5)2-4/h3,5H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=WOFDVDFSGLBFAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C#N)(C)O

Canonical SMILES

N#CC(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanenitrile, 2-hydroxy-
  • Lactonitrile
  • 2-Hydroxypropanenitrile
  • α-Hydroxypropionitrile
  • 2-Hydroxypropionitrile

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

42492-95-5

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