Properties
- Melting point:
- -93 °C (lit.)
- Boiling point:
- 97 °C (lit.)
- Density
- 0.772 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
- vapor pressure
- 53.33-63.195hPa at 22.05-25℃
- refractive index
- n20/D 1.366(lit.)
- Flash point:
- 43 °F
- storage temp.
- Flammables area
- solubility
- soluble in water at 40°C is 11.9 g/100 g H20; miscible with alcohol,
ether, dimethylformamide
- form
- Oil
- color
- Clear Colourless
- Water Solubility
- decomposes. 5-10 g/100 mL at 23 ºC
- FreezingPoint
- -93℃
- Merck
- 14,7827
- BRN
- 773680
- Exposure limits
- TLV-TWA 14 mg/m3 (6 ppm) (NIOSH).
- Dielectric constant
- 27.7(20℃)
- Stability:
- Stable. Flammable. Note low flash point. Incompatible with strong oxidising agents, strong bases, strong acids, strong reducing agents.
- LogP
- -0.1-0.16
- Dissociation constant
- 33.54
Safety Information
Use
Propionitrile is an intermediate for organic syntheses, e.g. Houben-Hoesch reaction, as well as for pharmaceuticals, e.g. ketoprofen and fragrances. It is formed as a by-product of the electrodimerization of acrylonitrile to adiponitrile.