3-Hydroxypropionitrile

C3H5NOCAS 109-78-471.08 g/mol

NOH
AlcoholNitrile

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H5NO
Molar mass
71.08 g/mol
Exact mass
71.0371 Da
Density
1.0404 g/mL (at 25 °C)
Melting point
−46 °C
Boiling point
221 °C
Flash point
129.4 °C (open cup)
Water solubility
miscible
logP
-0.11Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
44.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 191 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
109-78-4
SMILES
N#CCCO
InChIKey
WSGYTJNNHPZFKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H5NO/c4-2-1-3-5/h5H,1,3H2

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Names and synonyms

15 names · show all
  • Propanenitrile, 3-hydroxy-
  • Hydracrylonitrile
  • 3-Hydroxypropanenitrile
  • 2-Cyanoethanol
  • Ethylene cyanohydrin
  • Glycol cyanohydrin
  • β-Hydroxypropionitrile
  • 2-Cyanoethyl alcohol
  • 2-Hydroxycyanoethane
  • β-Cyanoethanol
  • 2-Hydroxyethyl cyanide
  • 1-Cyano-2-hydroxyethane
  • β-Hydroxyethyl cyanide
  • NSC 2598
  • Ethylene cyanhydrine

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Similar compounds

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