2-Methylbenzonitrile

C8H7NCAS 529-19-1117.15 g/mol

N
Nitrile

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H7N
Molar mass
117.15 g/mol
Exact mass
117.0578 Da
Density
0.9955 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−13.5 °C
Boiling point
205 °C
Flash point
84.4 °C
Water solubility
< 1 g/L (17.2 °C)
logP
1.87Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
23.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 149 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P264, P273, P280, P302+P352, P321, P332+P317, P362+P364, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
529-19-1
SMILES
Cc1ccccc1C#N
InChIKey
NWPNXBQSRGKSJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H7N/c1-7-4-2-3-5-8(7)6-9/h2-5H,1H3

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Names and synonyms

12 names
  • Benzonitrile, 2-methyl-
  • o-Tolunitrile
  • 2-Methylbenzenecarbonitrile
  • o-Methylbenzonitrile
  • o-Cyanotoluene
  • 2-Cyanotoluene
  • o-Toluenecarbonitrile
  • 2-Tolunitrile
  • 1-Cyano-2-methylbenzene
  • 2-Tolyl cyanide
  • o-Tolyl cyanide
  • NSC 66549

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