Cyanoacetic acid CAS 372-09-8
Introduction：Basic information about Cyanoacetic acid CAS 372-09-8, including its chemical name, molecular formula, synonyms, physicochemical properties, and safety information, etc.
Cyanoacetic acid Basic information
| Product Name: | Cyanoacetic acid |
| Synonyms: | 2-Cyanoacetic acid;Aceticacid,cyano-;Acide cyanacetique;Cyanoacetic;CYANOACETICE ACID;MALONIC MONONITRILE;MALONIC ACID MONONITRILE;CYANOCETIC ACID |
| CAS: | 372-09-8 |
| MF: | C3H3NO2 |
| MW: | 85.06 |
| EINECS: | 206-743-9 |
| Product Categories: | intermediates;C1 to C5;Pharmaceutical Intermediates;Carbonyl Compounds;Carboxylic Acids;K00001 |
| Mol File: | 372-09-8.mol |
Cyanoacetic acid Chemical Properties
| Melting point | 65 °C |
| Boiling point | 108 °C0.15 mm Hg(lit.) |
| bulk density | 700kg/m3 |
| density | 1.3676 (rough estimate) |
| vapor pressure | 0.1 mm Hg ( 100 °C) |
| refractive index | 1.3764 (estimate) |
| Fp | 226 °F |
| storage temp. | Store below +30°C. |
| solubility | H2O: soluble50mg/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow |
| pka | 2.45(at 25℃) |
| form | Adhering Crystalline Solid |
| color | White to light beige |
| PH | 1.6 (50g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| Water Solubility | 1000 g/L (20 ºC) |
| Sensitive | Hygroscopic |
| Merck | 14,2689 |
| BRN | 506325 |
| Dielectric constant | 33.0（4℃） |
| InChI | 1S/C3H3NO2/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h1H2,(H,5,6) |
| InChIKey | MLIREBYILWEBDM-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | OC(=O)CC#N |
| LogP | -0.76 |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 372-09-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Acetic acid, cyano-(372-09-8) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Cyanoacetic acid (372-09-8) |
Safety Information
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 22-31-34-52/53-20/22 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45-61-20 |
| RIDADR | UN 3261 8/PG 2 |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| RTECS | AG3675000 |
| F | 3-10-21 |
| TSCA | TSCA listed |
| HS Code | 2926 90 70 |
| HazardClass | 8 |
| PackingGroup | II |
| Storage Class | 8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials |
| Hazard Classifications | Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation Acute Tox. 4 Oral Eye Dam. 1 Skin Corr. 1B |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 372-09-8(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| Toxicity | LD50 orally in Rabbit: 1500 mg/kg LD50 dermal Rabbit > 2000 mg/kg |
| Description | Cyanoacetic acid is an organic compound. It is a white, hygroscopic solid. The compound contains two functional groups, a nitrile (C≡N) and a carboxylic acid. It is a precursor to cyanoacrylates, components of adhesives. Cyanoacetic acid is used in pharmaceutical industry for producing vitamin B6 and caffeine. It is also used in making dyes, agricultural chemicals, and in the synthesis of phenylacetic acid esters. It acts as a precursor cyanoacrylates viz. ethyl cyanoacrylate. |
| Chemical Properties | white to light beige adhering crystalline solid |
| Uses | Cyanoacetic acid was used in the synthesis of N-piperidine-cyanacetamide and N-morpholyl-cyanacetamide. It was also used in the preparation of a panchromatic dye for dye-sensitized solar cells. |
| Uses | Synthesis of intermediates; manufacture of barbital. |
| Uses | Cyanoacetic acid is used in pharmaceutical industry for producing vitamin B6 and caffeine. It is also used in making dyes, agricultural chemicals, and in the synthesis of phenylacetic acid esters. It acts as a precursor cyanoacrylates viz. ethyl cyanoacrylate. |
| Application | Cyanoacetic acid can be used as a reagent: Along with acetic anhydride for cyanoacetylation of various pyrroles, indoles, and aniline derivatives. It can also be used in other reactions such as cyclizations, syntheses of coumarins and other heterocycles. To prepare of key intermediate via Knoevenagel condensation in the total synthesis of 5-acetamido-substituted melatonin derivatives as MT3 receptor ligands. In the synthesis of aminopyrrolinone derivatives by reacting Ugi adducts of cyanoacetic acid and aromatic aldehydes. |
| Preparation | Cyanoacetic acid is prepared by treatment of chloroacetate salts with sodium cyanide followed by acidification. Electrosynthesis by cathodic reduction of carbon dioxide and anodic oxidation of acetonitrile also affords cyanoacetic acid. |
| Definition | ChEBI: A monocarboxylic acid that consists of acetic acid bearing a cyano substituent. |
| General Description | Yellow-brown liquid with an unpleasant odor. Sinks and mixes with water. |
| Air & Water Reactions | Water soluble. |
| Reactivity Profile | White, moderately toxic solid, combustible. When heated to decomposition Cyanoacetic acid emits toxic fumes of nitrile and oxides of nitrogen. A stirred mixture with furfuryl alcohol exploded violently upon heating [MCA Case History No 858]. |
| Health Hazard | Contact irritates eyes and may irritate skin. |
| Fire Hazard | Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Toxic oxides of nitrogen and toxic and flammable acetonitrile vapors may form in fire. |
| Purification Methods | Recrystallise the acid to constant melting point from *benzene/acetone (2:3), and dry it over silica gel. [Beilstein 2 H 583, 2 I 253, 2 II 530, 2 III 1626, 2 IV 1888.] |
Cyanoacetic acid Preparation Products And Raw materials
| Raw materials | Dichloromethane-->Chloroacetic acid-->Sodium chloroacetate |
| Preparation Products | Ethyl cyanoacetate-->Diethyl malonate-->Malonic acid-->Dimethyl malonate-->Caffeine-->4-PYRIDIN-2-YLISOXAZOL-5-AMINE-->Sulindac-->2,4-Dichloro-5-cyanopyrimidine-->2,2-Dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide-->MALONIC ACID DISODIUM SALT-->6-AMINO-1,3-DIMETHYL-5-NITROSOURACIL-->1-methyl-4-[3,3,3-tris(4-chlorophenyl)propionyl]piperazine-->Cymoxanil-->Octyl cyanoacetate-->2-cyano-N-methyl-N-[(methylamino)carbonyl]acetamide-->2-cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]acetamide-->Dichloroacetonitrile-->3,3,3-Tris(4-chlorophenyl)propionic acid-->ENPROFYLLINE-->3,3,3-tris(p-chlorophenyl)propionyl chloride-->5,6-Diamino-1,3-dimethyluracil hydrate |
