412. Aminoacetonitrile

Nomenclature

CAS number: 540-61-4
Glycinonitrile; cyanomethylamine; glycine nitrile.
C2H4N2; mol wt 56.07.
C 42.84%, H 7.19%, N 49.96%.
H2NCH2CN.

Description and references

Prepd by the action of alcoholic HCl or H2SO4 on dimolecular or trimolecular methyleneaminoacetonitrile: Anslow, King, J. Chem. Soc. 1929, 2465.

Properties

Oily liquid. bp15 58° (partial decompn).

Derivative

Hydrochloride.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 6011-14-9
C2H4N2.HCl; mol wt 92.53.
C 25.96%, H 5.45%, N 30.27%, Cl 38.32%.

Properties

Hygroscopic crystals from alcohol, dec 165°.

Derivative

Sulfate (1:1).

Nomenclature

CAS number: 151-63-3
C2H4N2.H2SO4; mol wt 154.15.
C 15.58%, H 3.92%, N 18.17%, S 20.80%, O 41.52%.

Description and references

Prepn: H. Stephen, J. Chem. Soc. 1931, 871.

Properties

Hygroscopic leaflets from ethanol + ether, mp 121°.

Derivative

Sulfate (2:1).

Nomenclature

CAS number: 5466-22-8
(C2H4N2)2.H2SO4; mol wt 210.21.
C 22.85%, H 4.79%, N 26.65%, S 15.25%, O 30.44%.

Properties

Long flat prisms from water/ethanol, mp 166° (dec).