Propionitrile

C3H5NCAS 107-12-055.08 g/mol

N
Nitrile

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H5N
Molar mass
55.08 g/mol
Exact mass
55.0422 Da
Density
0.7818 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−91.8 °C
Boiling point
97.2 °C
Flash point
2 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
100 g/L (20 °C)
logP
0.92Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
23.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Acute Toxic (GHS06)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 174 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P337+P317, P361+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
107-12-0
SMILES
CCC#N
InChIKey
FVSKHRXBFJPNKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H5N/c1-2-3-4/h2H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

11 names
  • Propanenitrile
  • Cyanoethane
  • Ether cyanatus
  • Ethyl cyanide
  • Hydrocyanic ether
  • Propionic nitrile
  • Propiononitrile
  • Propylnitrile
  • n-Propanenitrile
  • NSC 7966
  • 1-Methylacetonitrile

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 107-12-0. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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