2-Hydroxybenzonitrile

CAS Registry Number®

611-20-1

CAS Name

2-Hydroxybenzonitrile

Molecular Formula

C7H5NO

Molecular Mass

119.12

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    149 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    98 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.1052 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H5NO/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-4,9H

InChIKey

InChIKey=CHZCERSEMVWNHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(#N)C1=C(O)C=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

N#CC=1C=CC=CC1O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzonitrile, 2-hydroxy-
  • Salicylonitrile
  • 2-Hydroxybenzonitrile
  • o-Hydroxybenzonitrile
  • o-Cyanophenol

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