6591. 4-Nitrobenzyl Cyanide
Nomenclature
CAS number: 555-21-5
4-Nitrobenzeneacetonitrile; p-nitrophenylacetonitrile; p-nitro-α-tolunitrile. C8H6N2O2; mol wt 162.15.
C 59.26%, H 3.73%, N 17.28%, O 19.73%.
Description and references
Prepd by the action of concd nitric acid on benzyl cyanide: Robertson, Org. Synth. 2, 57 (1922).
