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M31503

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α-Methylbenzyl cyanide

96%

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Synonym(s):
α-Methylphenylacetonitrile
Linear Formula:
C6H5CH(CH3)CN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
131.17
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

96%

refractive index

n20/D 1.5106 (lit.)

density

0.985 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C#N)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C9H9N/c1-8(7-10)9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6,8H,1H3

InChI key

NVAOLENBKNECGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

201.2 °F

Flash Point(C)

94 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Zhong-Liu Wu et al.
Biotechnology and applied biochemistry, 35(Pt 1), 61-67 (2002-02-09)
Racemic 2-phenylpropionitrile was resolved enantioselectively by nitrile-converting enzymes in cells of Rhodococcus sp. CGMCC 0497 to S-(+)-2-phenylpropionic acid and R-(-)-2-phenylpropionamide. By optimization of the culture conditions, great enhancement of enzyme activity and enantioselectivity was achieved. Furthermore, the relationship between cell-growth
Ondřej Kaplan et al.
BMC biotechnology, 11, 2-2 (2011-01-08)
Nitrilases attract increasing attention due to their utility in the mild hydrolysis of nitriles. According to activity and gene screening, filamentous fungi are a rich source of nitrilases distinct in evolution from their widely examined bacterial counterparts. However, fungal nitrilases
Tamás Plaszkó et al.
Metabolites, 10(11) (2020-11-12)
The interaction between plant defensive metabolites and different plant-associated fungal species is of high interest to many disciplines. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are natural products that are easily evaporated under ambient conditions. They play a very important role in inter-species
Zsolt Szűcs et al.
BMC plant biology, 18(1), 85-85 (2018-05-11)
The health of plants is heavily influenced by the intensively researched plant microbiome. The microbiome has to cope with the plant's defensive secondary metabolites to survive and develop, but studies that describe this interaction are rare. In the current study
T Gilligan et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 39(6), 720-725 (1993-08-01)
A new soil isolate, tentatively identified as Rhodococcus equi TG328, was found to be effective in the production of S-(+)-2-phenylpropionic acid from (R,S)-2-phenylpropionitrile. The conversion is catalysed by two enzymes. First, a nitrile hydratase converts the (R,S)-nitrile to (R,S)-2-phenylpropionamide. Second

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