DIPHENYLACETONITRILE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 86-29-3

DIPHENYLACETONITRILE
EINECS NO. 201-662-5
FORMULA (C6H5)2CHCN
MOL WT. 193.24

H.S. CODE

  
TOXICITY Oral rat LD50: 3500 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Benzyhydrylcyanide; alpha-Phenylbenzylcyanide; Benzhydrylcyanide;
Dipan; Diphenatrile; Diphenyl-alpha-cyanomethane; Diphenylacetonitrile; Diphenylmethylcyanide; alpha-Cyanodiphenylmethane; alpha-Phenylbenzeneacetonitrile; alpha-Phenylbenzylcyanide; alpha-Phenylphenylacetonitrile;
DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE white crystal
MELTING POINT 73 - 76 C
BOILING POINT 181 C at 12 mm Hg
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AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Instability: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

  
FLASH POINT 120 C
STABILITY stable under ordinary conditions.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS

Diphenyl structure is found in many industrial product including pesticides, rubber chemicals, pharmaceuticals (such antihistamines, antihypertensive agents and antiallergenic agents) .and synthetic opioid. Diphenyl motif features also as the motif for modified fibers, polymers and curing agents. Acetonitrile is the simplest of the organic nitrile. Nitrile functional group undergoes hydrolysis (to form carboxylic acids and carboxylates), reduction (to form amines), Blaise reaction, Pinner reaction and can be ejected from a molecule as a cyanide ion. Diphenylacetonitrile can produce lactams when reacted with epoxides and can involve in ring opening reactions. Diphenylacetonitrile is used as a herbicide and used as a intermediate to produce other pesticides. Diphenylacetonitrile is a versatile molecule to prepare other organic compounds.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white crystal

ASSAY

99.0% min

MOISTURE

0.5% max

TRANSPORTATION
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OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 22, Safety Phrases: 20-37/39-45