4474. Glutaronitrile

Nomenclature

CAS number: 544-13-8
Pentanedinitrile; glutaric acid dinitrile; trimethylene dicyanide; trimethylene cyanide.
C5H6N2; mol wt 94.11.
C 63.81%, H 6.43%, N 29.77%.

Description and references

Prepd by the action of potassium cyanide on trimethylene bromide: Marvel, McColm, Org. Synth. 5, 103 (1925).

Chemical structure

Properties

Viscous liquid. Bitter-sweet taste. d23 0.9888. mp 29°. bp760 286°; bp100 206°; bp60 190°; bp40 176°; bp20 157°; bp10 140°; bp5 124°; bp1.0 91.3°. nD23 1.4365. Soluble in water, alcohol, chloroform. Insol in ether, carbon disulfide.