Synonyms: PPN; Ethyl cyanide
CAS Number: 107-12-0
Formula: C3H5N
Formula Weight: 55.08
Linear Formula: CH3CH2CN
MDL No.: MFCD00001948
Purity: >=99.0% (GC)
Boiling Point: 97 C(lit.)
Melting Point: -93 C (lit.)
Density: 0.772 g/mL at 25 C(lit.)
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.366(lit.); n20/D 1.366
Beilstein Registry Number: 773680
EC Number: 203-464-4
UNSPSC Code: 12352100
Application: . Propionitrile (PPN) is an effective solvent for catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction of a silyl enol ether with aldehydes in the presence of a chiral tin(II) Lewis acid catalyst.. The co-solvent formed by mixing PPN with acetonitrile can be used to fabricate polymer gel electrolytes (PGEs) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which lead to enhanced stability of gel-state DSSCs.. PPN can be used as a solvent for the Brønsted acid-catalyzed synthesis of N-alkyl cis-aziridines via [2+1] annulation of a diazo compound formed by the combination of an acetate and enolate. The process does not involve the use of metals or reagents and only atomic nitrogen as a co-product.
RTECS: UF9625000
RIDADR: UN 2404 6.1(3) / PGII
WGK Germany: 3
Flash Point(F): 42.8 F
Flash Point(C): 6 C
R Codes: 11-20-25-27-36
S Codes: 9-16-28-36/37-45
IOD Codes: F,T+
Symbol: GHS02, GHS06
Signal Word: Danger
Hazard Statements: H225-H300 + H310-H319-H332
Precautionary statements: P210-P264-P280-P301 + P310-P302 + P350-P305 + P351 + P338