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E18425

Ethyl cyanoacetate

≥98%

Synonym(s):

(Ethoxycarbonyl)acetonitrile, 2-Cyanoacetic acid ethyl ester, 3-Ethoxy-3-oxopropanenitrile, Cyanoacetic acid ethyl ester, Cyanoacetic ester, Ethyl α-cyanoacetate, Ethyl 2-cyanoacetate, Ethyl cyanacetate, Malonic acid ethyl ester nitrile

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Linear Formula:
NCCH2COOC2H5
CAS Number:
105-56-6
Molecular Weight:
113.11
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24894436
EC Number:
203-309-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605871
MDL number:
MFCD00001940
Assay:
≥98%
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

3.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 67.8 °C)

assay

≥98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.418 (lit.)

bp

208-210 °C (lit.)

mp

−22 °C (lit.)

density

1.063 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)CC#N

InChI

1S/C5H7NO2/c1-2-8-5(7)3-4-6/h2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

ZIUSEGSNTOUIPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Ethyl cyanoacetate is an ester. Knoevenagel condensation of ethyl cyanoacetate with aldehyde is reported. Microwave enhanced Knoevenegal condensation reaction of ethyl cyanoacetate with an aldehyde, P2O5, piperidine and chlorobenzene is reported.

Ethyl cyanoacetate is widely used as a building block in organic synthesis to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Application

Ethyl cyanoacetate may be used in the synthesis of ethyl glyoxylate. It was used to investigate the Knoevenagel condensation reactions in microreactor using zeolite catalysts obtained by grafting amino groups onto NaX and CsNaX zeolites.

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

230.0 °F

flash_point_c

110 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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MKCX8763
MKCT0403
MKCQ1881
MKCJ6602
SHBF9993V

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Yuya Oka et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 23(39), 9362-9368 (2017-05-18)
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Electrogenerated bases VII. Novel syntheses of ethyl glyoxalate and diethyl ketomalonate via electrogenerated superoxide.
Sugawara M and Baizer MM.
Tetrahedron Letters, 24(22), 2223-2226 (1983)
Microwave Enhanced Knoevenagel Condensation of Ethyl Cyanoacetate with Aldehydes.
Kim S-Y, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 27(4), 533-541 (1997)
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