Octanenitrile

Structural formula
General
Surname	Octanenitrile
other names	Caprylic acid nitrile; Heptyl cyanide; Caprylonitrile; Octanoic acid nitrile; 1-cyanheptane;
Molecular formula	C 8 H 15 N
Brief description	Hardly flammable colorless liquid with a characteristic odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	204-682-2
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.258
PubChem	31286
Wikidata	Q2089283
properties
Molar mass	125.22 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.81 g cm −3
Melting point	−45 ° C
boiling point	205 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water
Refractive index	1.42 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 315-400
	P: 264-273-280-302 + 352-391-501
	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

Octanenitrile is a chemical compound from the group of nitriles .

Extraction and presentation

Octanenitrile can be obtained by reacting octanamide with phosphorus pentoxide . Alternatively, octanenitrile can also be produced by a biotechnological process using aldoxime dehydratase.

properties

Octanenitrile is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic odor, which is practically insoluble in water.

use

Octanenitrile is used as a solvent to study the intermediates in the decomposition of aliphatic diazo compounds .

safety instructions

The vapors of octanenitrile can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 73 ° C).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Entry on octanenitrile in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on March 24, 2017(JavaScript required) .
↑ ^a ^b Data sheet Heptyl cyanide, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 24, 2017 ( PDF ).
^ Henry Watts: A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences . Longmans, Green, and Company, 1872, pp. 395 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Harald Gröger : Biocatalysis - Solution approaches along the chemical value chain BIOspektrum 25 (2019), pp. 786–789, doi: 10.1007 / s12268-019-0093-3 .

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Entry on octanenitrile in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on March 24, 2017(JavaScript required) .

[Sigma-2] Data sheet Heptyl cyanide, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 24, 2017 ( PDF ).

[Henry_Watts-3] Henry Watts: A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences . Longmans, Green, and Company, 1872, pp. 395 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Gröger-4] Harald Gröger : Biocatalysis - Solution approaches along the chemical value chain BIOspektrum 25 (2019), pp. 786–789, doi: 10.1007 / s12268-019-0093-3 .