2-hydroxybutanenitrile

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
4476-02-2

[ Name ]:
2-hydroxybutanenitrile

[Synonym ]:
D,L-2-Hydroxybutyronitrile
BUTYRONITRILE,2-HYDROXY
Propionaldehyde cyanohydrin
EINECS 224-753-1
2-hydroxy-butyronitrile
2-oxidanylbutanenitrile
2-hydroxy-n-butyronitrile

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.962 g/mL at 20ºC(lit.)

[ Boiling Point ]:
193.2ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C4H7NO

[ Molecular Weight ]:
85.10450

[ Flash Point ]:
70.6ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
85.05280

[ PSA ]:
44.02000

[ LogP ]:
0.28088

[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.414

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
EU0280000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Butyronitrile, 2-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
4476-02-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
1699102
LAST UPDATED :
199612
DATA ITEMS CITED :
1
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C4-H7-N-O

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
19 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,533,1986

Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
T: Toxic;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R23/24/25

[ Safety Phrases ]:
36/37/39-45

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2810 6

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1(b)

[ HS Code ]:
2926909090

Synthetic Route

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2926909090

[ Summary ]:
HS:2926909090 other nitrile-function compounds VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:30.0%


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