5117. Isoamyl Cyanide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 542-54-1
4-Methylpentanenitrile; isocapronitrile.
C6H11N; mol wt 97.16.
C 74.17%, H 11.41%, N 14.42%.

Description and references

Prepd from KCN and isoamyl chloride in boiling alcohol.

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid, very disagreeable odor. d420 0.806. bp 155-156°. mp 51°. nD20 1.406. Insol in water; miscible with alc, ether.