ACETONE CYANOHYDRIN

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 75-86-5

ACETONE CYANOHYDRIN

EINECS NO. 200-909-4
FORMULA (CH3)2C(OH)CN
MOL WT. 85.11
H.S. CODE 2926.90

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 18650 ug/kg
SYNONYMS 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile; 2-Methyllactonitrile;
alpha-Hydroxyisobutyronitrile; 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropionitrile; 2-Hydroxyisobutyronitrile; 2-methyl-Lactonitrile; 2-Cyano-2-propanol; 2-Hydroxyisobutyronitrile; 2-Methyllactonitrile; 2-Propanone, cyanohydrin; 2-Cyanopropan-2-ol; Acetoncianhidrinei; Acetoncianidrina; Acetoncyaanhydrine; Acetoncyanhydrin; Acetonkyanhydrin; Cyanhydrine d'acetone;
SMILES condensation of acetone with hydrocyanic acid

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE Clear, colourless liquid
MELTING POINT -19 C
BOILING POINT 82 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.932
SOLUBILITY IN WATER miscible

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

Soluble: alcohol, ether, acetone, benzene; Insoluble: petroleum ether

AUTOIGNITION

688 C

pH

3 (10% Sol.)

VAPOR DENSITY 2.93
NFPA RATINGS Health: 4 Flammability: 2 Reactivity: 2
FLASH POINT

73 C

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions.

APPLICATIONS

Cyanohydrins are organic compounds which contain both cyano and hydroxyl groups linked to the same carbon atom usually. Cyanohydrins are obtained from the reactions of aldehydes (or ketones) with hydrogen cyanide in base.  They are versatile intermediates for the synthesis of organic compounds including amino nitriles; alpha-hydroxy acids, esters and amides; alpha-, beta- unsaturated acids, esters, nitriles as well as beta-aminoalcohols. Acetone Cyanohydrin is used to manufacture insecticides, pharmaceuticals and flavouring agents. It is an important intermedaite to prepare methacrylic acid and methacrylates.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

yellowish liquid
CONTENT

93.0% min

HYDROCYANIC ACID

3.0% min

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing group: I)
UN NO. 1541
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: T+, Risk Phrases: 26/27/28, Safety Phrases: 36/37/39-45
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF NITRILE
Nitrile is any of a family of organic compounds containing cyano group (-C¡ÕN) which is attached to a carbon atom and having the general formula RC¡ÕN. Their names are corresponding to carboxylic acids by changing '-ic acid' to '-onitrile', or '-nitrile', whichever preserves a single letter o. Examples are acetonitrile from acetic acid and benzonitrile from benzoic acid. Pendant nitriles are often named as ¡°cyano¡± substituents.