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Methyl cyanoacetate

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Synonym(s):

Methyl 2-cyanoacetate

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Linear Formula:
NCCH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
99.09
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773945
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39031513
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.41 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

0.2 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.417 (lit.)

bp

204-207 °C (lit.)

mp

−13 °C (lit.)

density

1.123 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(=O)CC#N

InChI

1S/C4H5NO2/c1-7-4(6)2-3-5/h2H2,1H3

InChI key

ANGDWNBGPBMQHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methyl cyanoacetate is the intermediate product in pharmaceutical organic synthesis as well as in the synthesis of some biologically active compounds used in agriculture. It undergoes calcite or fluorite catalyzed Knövenagel condensation with aromatic aldehydes, giving the corresponding arylidenemalononitriles and (E)-α-cyanocinnamic esters.

Application

Methyl cyanoacetate may be used in the synthesis of various 1,2,5-tricarbonyl compounds.

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Eye Irrit. 2

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Eyeshields, Gloves


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Construction of 1, 2, 5-Tricarbonyl Compounds using Methyl Cyanoacetate as a Glyoxylate Anion Synthon Combined with Copper (I) Iodide-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation.
Kim SH, et al.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 353(18), 3335-3339 (2011)
Calcite and fluorite as catalyst for the Knovenagel condensation of malononitrile and methyl cyanoacetate under solvent-free conditions.
Wada S and Suzuki H.
Tetrahedron Letters, 44(2), 399-401 (2003)
Conformational isomerism in methyl cyanoacetate: A combined matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy and molecular orbital study.
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