PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

C₆H₅CH₂CN

CLASSIFICATION

EXTRA NOTES

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

117.2 g/l 20 C

11.0 - 12.0 at 117.2 g/l at 25 C

log P

1.56 (octanol-water)

NFPA RATINGS

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.523

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Google Scholar Search

Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Benzyl cyanide

PubChem Compound Summary - Benzyl cyanide

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -   Benzyl cyanide

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ -   Benzyl cyanide

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ -   Benzyl cyanide

Material Safety Data Sheet

http://forendex.southernforensic.org/

Local:
Nitrile is an organic compounds containing cyano group (-C¡ÕN, containing trivalent nitrogen) which is attached to one carbon atom with the general formula RC¡ÕN. Their names are corresponding to carboxylic acids by changing '-ic acid' to the suffix, '-onitrile' which denotes only the ¡ÕN atom (triply bound) excluding the carbon atom attached to it, or  the suffix, '-carbonitrile' where the carbon atom in the -CN is included, whichever preserves a single letter O. Examples are acetonitrile from acetic acid and benzonitrile from benzoic acid. The prefix,  'cyano-' is used as an alternative naming system to indicate the presence of a nitrile group in a molecule for the compounds of salts and organic derivatives of hydrogen cyanide (HC¡ÕN). Isocyanides are salts and hydrocarbyl derivatives from the isomer, HN⁺¡ÕC^-. Sodium cyanide, NaCN; potassium cyanide, KCN; calcium cyanide, Ca(CN)₂; and hydrocyanic (or prussic) acid, HCN are examples. Chemically, the simple inorganic cyanides resemble chlorides in many ways. Organic nitriles act as solvents and are reacted further for various application including;

  · Extraction solvent for fatty acids, oils and unsaturated hydrocarbons
  · Solvent for spinning and casting and extractive distillation based on its     selective miscibility with organic compounds.
  · Removing agent of colouring matters and aromatic alcohols
  · Non-aqueous solvent for titrations and for inorganic salts
  · Recrystallization of steroids
  · Parent compound for organic synthesis
  · Solvent or chemical intermediate in biochemistry ( pesticide sequencing and     DNA synthesis)
  · High-pressure liquid chromatographic analysis
  · Catalyst and component of transition-metal complex catalysts
  · Stabilizer for chlorinated solvents
  · Chemical intermediate and solvent for perfumes and pharmaceuticals

Benzyl cyanide is used in organic synthesis for dyes, perfumes, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, especially penicillin precursors.

APPEARANCE

98.5% min

1.014-1.017

0.5% max

0.8% max

0.5% max

HAZARD OVERVIEW

Target Organ Effect, Highly toxic by inhalation, Toxic by ingestion, Toxic by skin absorption. Target Organs: Central nervous system, Blood, Lungs, Cardiovascular system., Thyroid.

GHS

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H301-H311-H330

P STATEMENTS

P260-P280-P284-P310

T+

RISK PHRASES

22-24-26

SAFETY PHRASES

28-36/37-45