2-Hydroxybutanenitrile

CAS Registry Number®

4476-02-2

CAS Name

2-Hydroxybutanenitrile

Molecular Formula

C4H7NO

Molecular Mass

85.10

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    103-105 °C @ Press: 20 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.9610 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H7NO/c1-2-4(6)3-5/h4,6H,2H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=NHSSTOSZJANVEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC)(C#N)O

Canonical SMILES

N#CC(O)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanenitrile, 2-hydroxy-
  • Butyronitrile, 2-hydroxy-
  • 2-Hydroxybutanenitrile
  • Propanal, cyanohydrin
  • Propionaldehyde cyanohydrin

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

73683-30-4

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