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4,4′-Azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid)

≥98.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

4,4′-Azobis(4-cyanopentanoic acid), ABCVA, ACVA

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Linear Formula:
HOCOCH2CH2C(CH3)(CN)N=NC(CH3)(CN)CH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
2638-94-0
Molecular Weight:
280.28
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57646934
EC Number:
220-135-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1729856
MDL number:
MFCD00002799
Assay:
≥98.0% (T)
Form:
solid

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InChI key

VFXXTYGQYWRHJP-FOCLMDBBSA-N

InChI

1S/C12H16N4O4/c1-11(7-13,5-3-9(17)18)15-16-12(2,8-14)6-4-10(19)20/h3-6H2,1-2H3,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)/b16-15+

SMILES string

CC(CCC(O)=O)(\N=N\C(C)(CCC(O)=O)C#N)C#N

assay

≥98.0% (T)

form

solid

impurities

≤1% water

mp

118-125 °C (dec.) (lit.)

functional group

azo, carboxylic acid, nitrile

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

4,4′-Azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) has been used in the preparation of polystyrene particles by polymerizing styrene in ethyl alcohol.

Biochem/physiol Actions

4,4′-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) is an azo-initiator that induces lipid peroxidation of sunflower oil.

pictograms

Flame
GHS02

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H242

Hazard Classifications

Self-react. D

Storage Class

5.2 - Organic peroxides and self-reacting hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCM7457
BCCL6698
BCCJ6327
BCCH2949
BCCD8612

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Ray Chang et al.
Polymers, 10(10) (2019-04-10)
Temperature stimulus, easy modulation in comparison to other environmental stimuli, makes thermo-responsive nanocarriers popular in the applications of controlled drug release for cancer therapy. In this study, photosensitive sodium copper chlorophyllin (SCC) was incorporated into thermo-responsive polymeric nanogels consisted of
B Pekiner et al.
Biochemistry and molecular biology international, 33(6), 1159-1167 (1994-08-01)
Haemolysis induced by a free radical initiator (4,4'azobis-(4-cyanovaleric acid) has been studied with transfusion blood. Azobis cyanovaleric acid caused an increase in haemolysis. The effect of alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, 2,2,5,7,8 pentamethyl-6-chromanol and 2,2,7,8 tetramethyl-6-chromanol on the red blood cell haemolysis
Eric D Nelson et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 95(7), 1527-1539 (2006-05-26)
AIBN and ACVA oxidative forced degradation models are examined for two drug molecules whose predominant oxidation chemistries arise from different reaction mechanisms (i.e., free radical vs. nucleophilic). Stress was conducted under a variety of initiator concentrations, and under ambient and
Dragana D Cetojević-Simin et al.
Journal of medicinal food, 13(2), 452-459 (2010-02-23)
In this study we investigated antioxidative and antiproliferative activity of different horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.) extracts. The antioxidative activity was measured by the electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy-spin trapping method. The influence of different horsetail extracts during lipid peroxidation of
J A Tripp et al.
Journal of combinatorial chemistry, 3(2), 216-223 (2001-04-13)
Polyethylene encased porous poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) disks have been prepared by polymerization in a cylindrical glass mold and cut to a disk format. Following attachment of a free radical azo initiator 4,4'-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) to available functionalities at the surface of the pores
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