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Aminoacetonitrile

Aminoacetonitrile
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Aminoacetonitrile
Other names
  • Glycinonitrile
  • 2-Aminoacetonitrile
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard100.007.957EC Number
  • 208-751-8
MeSHAminoacetonitrile
RTECS number
  • AL7750000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H4N2/c3-1-2-4/h1,3H2
    Key: DFNYGALUNNFWKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • NCC#N
Properties NH2CH2CNMolar mass56.068 g·mol Appearance Colourless liquid Boiling point15 °C (59 °F; 288 K) at 15 mm/Hg Acidity (pKa) 5.34 (conjugate acid; H2O) Hazards GHS labelling: WarningH302, H312, H332, H351P280Related compounds
Related alkanenitriles
Related compounds
DBNPA
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Aminoacetonitrile is the organic compound with the formula H2N−CH2−C≡N. The compound is a colorless liquid. It is unstable at room temperature, owing to the incompatibility of the amine nucleophile and the nitrile electrophile. For this reason it is usually encountered as the chloride and bisulfate salts of the ammonium derivative, i.e., [NCCH2NH3]Cl and [NCCH2NH3]HSO4.

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