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C88505

Cyanoacetic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

2-Cyanoacetic acid, Cyanoethanoic acid, Malonic mononitrile, Monocyanoacetic acid

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Linear Formula:
NCCH2COOH
CAS Number:
372-09-8
Molecular Weight:
85.06
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24893110
EC Number:
206-743-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506325
MDL number:
MFCD00002677

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Product Name

Cyanoacetic acid, 99%

InChI key

MLIREBYILWEBDM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C3H3NO2/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h1H2,(H,5,6)

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC#N

vapor pressure

0.1 mmHg ( 100 °C)

assay

99%

form

crystals

bp

108 °C/0.15 mmHg (lit.)

mp

64-70 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

Quality Level

100

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Application

Cyanoacetic acid can be used as a reagent:
  • Along with acetic anhydride for cyanoacetylation of various pyrroles, indoles, and aniline derivatives. It can also be used in other reactions such as cyclizations, syntheses of coumarins and other heterocycles.
  • To prepare of key intermediate via Knoevenagel condensation in the total synthesis of 5-acetamido-substituted melatonin derivatives as MT3 receptor ligands.
  • In the synthesis of aminopyrrolinone derivatives by reacting Ugi adducts of cyanoacetic acid and aromatic aldehydes.

pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

supp_hazards

EUH031

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

224.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

107 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Regulatory Information

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The Ugi Reaction of Cyanoacetic Acid as a Route to Tetramic Acid Derivatives
Alvarez-Rodriguez NV, et al.
Synlett, 26(16), 2253-2256 (2015)
Synthesis of novel ??3 receptor ligands via an unusual Knoevenagel condensation
Volkova MS, et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 22(24), 7578-7581 (2012)
Cyanoacetylation of indoles, pyrroles and aromatic amines with the combination cyanoacetic acid and acetic anhydride
Slaett J, et al.
Synthesis, 2004(16), 2760-2765 (2004)
Isocyanoacetate derivatives: synthesis, reactivity, and application.
Anton V Gulevich et al.
Chemical reviews, 110(9), 5235-5331 (2010-07-09)
S Kotha et al.
Amino acids, 32(3), 387-394 (2006-10-13)
Two synthetic routes to bis-armed-alpha-amino acid derivatives are described. The first route involves alkylation of dibromo derivatives with ethyl isocyanoacetate under phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) conditions. The second route uses a palladium-mediated Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction between a DL-4-boronophenylalanine derivative and aromatic
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