Heptanenitrile

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Structural formula
Structural formula of heptanenitrile
General
Surname Heptanenitrile
other names
  • Enanthoneitrile
  • Heptanonitrile
  • Heptane-1-nitrile
Molecular formula C 7 H 13 N
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 629-08-3
EC number 211-071-4
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.066
PubChem 12372
ChemSpider 11866
Wikidata Q27290979
properties
Molar mass 111.19 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.810 g cm −3

Melting point

−64 ° C

boiling point

186-187 ° C

solubility
Refractive index

1.4150 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
02 - Highly / extremely flammable 07 - Warning

danger

H and P phrases H: 226-302-312-332
P: 210-261-280-303 + 361 + 353-304 + 340-501
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Heptanenitrile is a chemical compound from the group of nitriles .

Occurrence

Heptanenitrile has been detected in tobacco smoke .

Extraction and presentation

Heptanenitrile 2 can be obtained by reacting 1-chlorohexane 1 with sodium cyanide in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).

Heptanenitrile reaction scheme

properties

Heptanenitrile is a colorless liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.

use

Heptanenitrile is used to make 2,3,5,6-tetrahexylpyrazine and other chemical compounds.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k data sheet heptanenitrile, 98% from AlfaAesar, accessed on January 1, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
  2. David R. Lide: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics A Ready-reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data . CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-0595-5 , pp. 300 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  3. Alan Rodgman, Thomas A. Perfetti: The Chemical Components of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4665-1548-2 , pp. 1886 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. ^ Robert Smiley, Charles Arnold: Notes- Aliphatic Nitriles from Alkyl Chlorides. In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 25, 1960, p. 257, doi : 10.1021 / jo01072a600 .