4-Chlorobutyronitrile

4-Chlorobutyronitrile is the organic compound with the formula ClCH2CH2CH2CN. With both chloro and cyano functional groups, it is a bifunctional molecule. This colorless liquid is prepared by the reaction of sodium cyanide with 1-bromo-3-chloropropane.[1]

4-Chlorobutyronitrile
Names
Other names
4-chlorobutanenitrile
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.029
EC Number
  • 211-031-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6ClN/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h1-3H2
    Key: ZFCFBWSVQWGOJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(CC#N)CCl
Properties
C4H6ClN
Molar mass 103.55 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.0934 g/cm3 @15 °C
Boiling point 189–191 °C (372–376 °F; 462–464 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H301, H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
3-Chloropropionitrile
Butyronitrile
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

4-Chlorobutyronitrile is a precursor to the drugs buflomedil and buspirone.[2]

Cyclopropyl cyanide is prepared by reaction of 4-chlorobutyronitrile with sodium amide in liquid ammonia.[3]

References

  1. Charles F. H. Allen (1928). "γ-Chlorobutyronitrile". Organic Syntheses. 8: 52. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.008.0052.
  2. Pollak, Peter; Romeder, Gérard; Hagedorn, Ferdinand; Gelbke, Heinz-Peter (2000). "Nitriles". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_363.
  3. Schlatter, M. J. (1943). "Cyclopropyl Cyanide". Organic Syntheses. 23: 20. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.023.0020.
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