Benzyl cyanide
SIAL/12608 - analytical standard
Synonym: Benzyl nitrile; Phenylacetonitrile
CAS Number: 140-29-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C8H7N
Molecular Weight: 117.15
EC Number: 205-410-5
MDL Number: MFCD00001894
Linear Formula: C6H5CH2CN
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics environmental flavors and fragrances food and beverages personal care |
| assay | ≥98.0% (GC) |
| bp | 233-234 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.015 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C8H7N/c9-7-6-8-4-2-1-3 |
| InChI key | SUSQOBVLVYHIEX-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −24 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| n |
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| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | N#CCc1ccccc1 |
| vapor pressure | 0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Benzyl cyanide may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in fruit samples, frescoes, and desert locusts by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques. |
| General description: | Benzyl cyanide, an aromatic nitrile compound, is widely used as a starting material and as a chemical intermediate in organic chemistry and pharmaceutical applications. |
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| Symbol |  GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 + H311 - H330 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P264 - P270 - P280 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | T+ |
| Risk Statements | 22-24-26 |
| Safety Statements | 28-36/37-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2470 6.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 215.6 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 102 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥98.0% (GC) |
| bp | 233-234 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −24 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.015 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 85151701 |