2-Chloroacrylonitrile

CAS Registry Number®

920-37-6

CAS Name

2-Chloroacrylonitrile

Molecular Formula

C3H2ClN

Molecular Mass

87.51

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    87-89 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    -65 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.1038 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H2ClN/c1-3(4)2-5/h1H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=OYUNTGBISCIYPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C#N)(=C)Cl

Canonical SMILES

N#CC(Cl)=C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Propenenitrile, 2-chloro-
  • Acrylonitrile, 2-chloro-
  • 2-Chloro-2-propenenitrile
  • α-Chloroacrylonitrile
  • 1-Chloro-1-cyanoethene

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