Chemistry:Malononitrile

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Malononitrile
Skeletal formula of malononitrile
Ball and stick model of malononitrile
Ball and stick model of malononitrile
Spacefill model of malononitrile
Spacefill model of malononitrile
Names
IUPAC name
Malononitrile[2]
Preferred IUPAC name
Propanedinitrile[2]
Other names
Malonodinitrile, Cyanoacetonitrile, Dicyanomethane, Malonic dinitrile[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
773697
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 203-703-2
1303
MeSH dicyanmethane
RTECS number
  • OO3150000
UNII
UN number 2647
Properties
C3H2N2
Molar mass 66.063 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless or white solid[1]
Density 1.049 g cm−3
Melting point 32 °C; 89 °F; 305 K
Boiling point 220.1 °C; 428.1 °F; 493.2 K
13% (20 °C)[1]
Thermochemistry
110.29 J K−1 mol−1
130.96 J K−1 mol−1
187.7 to 188.1 kJ mol−1
−1,654.0 to −1,654.4 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS06: Toxic GHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word DANGER
H301, H311, H331, H410
P261, P273, P280, P301+310, P311
Flash point 86 °C (187 °F; 359 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
  • 19 mg kg−1 (oral, mouse)
  • 350 mg kg−1 (dermal, rat)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none[1]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 3 ppm (8 mg/m3)[1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.[1]
Related 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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Malononitrile is an organic compound nitrile with the formula CH2(CN)2. It is a colorless or white solid. It can be prepared by dehydration of cyanoacetamide.[3]

Malononitrile is relatively acidic, with a pKa of 11 in water.[4] This allows it to be used in the Knoevenagel condensation, for example in the preparation of CS gas:

CS-chemical-synthesis
CS-chemical-synthesis

Malononitrile is a suitable starting material for the Gewald reaction, where the nitrile condenses with a ketone or aldehyde in the presence of elemental sulfur and a base to produce a 2-aminothiophene.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0378". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0378.html. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. pp. 902. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. 
  3. Surrey, Alexander (1945). "Malononitrile". Organic Syntheses 25: 63–64. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.025.0063. 
  4. Evans pKa table
  5. Sabnis, R.W.; Rangnekar, D.W.; Sonawane, N.D. (1999). "2-Aminothiophenes By The Gewald Reaction". Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 36 (2): 333–345. doi:10.1002/jhet.5570360203. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=10040669. Retrieved 2007-07-18.