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Cyanoacetic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

2-Cyanoacetic acid, Cyanoethanoic acid, Malonic mononitrile, Monocyanoacetic acid

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Linear Formula:
NCCH2COOH
CAS Number:
372-09-8
Molecular Weight:
85.06
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506325
EC Number:
206-743-9
MDL number:
MFCD00002677
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24893110
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

0.1 mmHg ( 100 °C)

Quality Level

100

assay

99%

form

crystals

bp

108 °C/0.15 mmHg (lit.)

mp

64-70 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC#N

InChI

1S/C3H3NO2/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h1H2,(H,5,6)

InChI key

MLIREBYILWEBDM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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.

pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

supp_hazards

EUH031

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

224.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

107 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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Synthesis of novel ??3 receptor ligands via an unusual Knoevenagel condensation
Volkova MS, et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 22(24), 7578-7581 (2012)
Cyanoacetylation of indoles, pyrroles and aromatic amines with the combination cyanoacetic acid and acetic anhydride
Slaett J, et al.
Synthesis, 2004(16), 2760-2765 (2004)
B S Kim et al.
Neuroradiology, 45(7), 445-450 (2003-06-05)
Congenital arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) of the internal maxillary artery (IMA) are rare. We present the angiographic findings and management of six AVF of the IMA, selected from 147 patients with facial vascular malformations. The fistula was thought to be congenital
Yijun Huang et al.
Molecular diversity, 15(1), 3-33 (2010-03-02)
The Gewald reaction of sulfur, cyanoacetic acid derivatives, and oxo-component (G-3CR) yielding highly substituted 2-aminothiophene derivatives has seen diverse applications in combinatorial and medicinal chemistry. Its products are of great use in pharmaceutical industry mainly as small molecular weight inhibitors.
S Kotha et al.
Amino acids, 32(3), 387-394 (2006-10-13)
Two synthetic routes to bis-armed-alpha-amino acid derivatives are described. The first route involves alkylation of dibromo derivatives with ethyl isocyanoacetate under phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) conditions. The second route uses a palladium-mediated Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction between a DL-4-boronophenylalanine derivative and aromatic
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