Propionitrile
SIAL/81900 - purum, ≥99.0% (GC)
Synonym: PPN; Ethyl cyanide
CAS Number: 107-12-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C3H5N
Molecular Weight: 55.08
EC Number: 203-464-4
MDL Number: MFCD00001948
Linear Formula: CH3CH2CN
Product Type: Chemical
assay | ≥99.0% (GC) |
bp | 97 °C (lit.) |
density | 0.772 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
form | liquid |
grade | purum |
InChI | 1S/C3H5N/c1-2-3-4/h2H2,1H |
InChI key | FVSKHRXBFJPNKK-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | −93 °C (lit.) |
Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
refractive index | n |
n |
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SMILES string | CCC#N |
Application: | • Propionitrile (PPN) is an effective solvent for catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction of a silyl enol ether with aldehydes in the presence of a chiral tin(II) Lewis acid catalyst. • The co-solvent formed by mixing PPN with acetonitrile can be used to fabricate polymer gel electrolytes (PGEs) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which lead to enhanced stability of gel-state DSSCs. • PPN can be used as a solvent for the Brønsted acid-catalyzed synthesis of N-alkyl cis-aziridines via [2+1] annulation of a diazo compound formed by the combination of an acetate and enolate. The process does not involve the use of metals or reagents and only atomic nitrogen as a co-product. |
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Signal word | Danger |
Hazard statements | H225 - H300 + H310 - H319 - H332 |
Precautionary statements | P210 - P262 - P280 - P301 + P310 + P330 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P312 |
Hazard Codes | F,T+ |
Risk Statements | 11-20-25-27-36 |
Safety Statements | 9-16-28-36/37-45 |
RIDADR | UN 2404 6.1(3) / PGII |
WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
Flash Point(F) | 42.8 °F - closed cup |
Flash Point(C) | 6 °C - closed cup |
Purity | ≥99.0% (GC) |
bp | 97 °C (lit.) |
mp | −93 °C (lit.) |
Density | 0.772 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
Refractive Index | n |
UNSPSC | 12352100 |