Benzyl cyanide, an aromatic nitrile compound, is widely used as a starting material and as a chemical intermediate in organic chemistry and pharmaceutical applications.
Synonyms: Phenylacetonitrile
Molecular Formula: C8H7N
Molecular Weight: 117.15
Linear Structural Formula: C6H5CH2CN
MDL Number: MFCD00001894
Purity: >=98.0% (GC)
Melting Point: -24 C (lit.)
Density: 1.015 g/mL at 25 C (lit.)
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.520-1.526; n20/D 1.523 (lit.)
Application: Benzyl cyanide may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in fruit samples, frescoes, and desert locusts by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.