10213-75-9

Usage

General Description

Slightly cloudy yellow liquid.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Nitriles, such as 3-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]propiononitrile, may polymerize in the presence of metals and some metal compounds. They are incompatible with acids; mixing nitriles with strong oxidizing acids can lead to extremely violent reactions. Nitriles are generally incompatible with other oxidizing agents such as peroxides and epoxides. The combination of bases and nitriles can produce hydrogen cyanide. Nitriles are hydrolyzed in both aqueous acid and base to give carboxylic acids (or salts of carboxylic acids). These reactions generate heat. Peroxides convert nitriles to amides. Nitriles can react vigorously with reducing agents. Acetonitrile and propionitrile are soluble in water, but nitriles higher than propionitrile have low aqueous solubility. They are also insoluble in aqueous acids.

Fire Hazard

Flash point data for 3-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]propiononitrile are not available, however 3-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]propiononitrile is probably combustible.

InChI:InChI=1/C11H21NO/c1-3-5-7-11(4-2)10-13-9-6-8-12/h11H,3-7,9-10H2,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 104-76-7 2-Ethylhexyl alcohol 
• 107-13-1 acrylonitrile 
• 5397-31-9 3-(2-ethylhexoxy)propylamine 

Downstream Products

• 5397-31-9 3-(2-ethylhexoxy)propylamine 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Catalytic Olefin hydroalkoxylation by nano particles of pollucite

The catalytic hydroalkoxylation of α,β-unsaturated esters, nitriles, and ethers with aliphatic and aromatic alcohols over pollucite using thermal and microwave-assisted methods was investigated. To study the effect of the alcohol structures on the mechanism of the hydroalkoxylation reaction, different alcohols, such as methanol to butanol, cyclohexanol, phenol, and 2-ethylhexanol were used. The activities of pollucite, in contrast to other basic solids, were scarcely affected by the presence of air and moisture. The correlation between alcohol acidity and reaction activity is discussed. The prepared pollucite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, volumetric nitrogen adsorption surface area analysis, and CO2 temperature-programmed desorption. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed that the size of the modified nano catalyst particles was under 40nm.

Catalysis of a hydroxyapatite-bound Ru complex: Efficient heterogeneous oxidation of primary amines to nitriles in the presence of molecular oxygen

A hydroxyapatite-bound Ru complex could efficiently catalyze the aerobic oxidation of various primary amines to nitriles which were further hydrated to amides in the presence of water.

A simple and convenient method for the synthesis of nitriles by oxidation of primary amines with NaOCl in ethanol

The oxidation of aliphatic primary amines having α-methylene on treatment with NaOCl as an oxidant in ethanol has been found to be an effective method for the transformation of primary amines to nitriles.

Nickel-catalyzed dehydrogenation of amines to nitriles

Aliphatic primary amines having α-methylene underwent oxidative dehydrogenation on treatment with NiSO4 as a catalyst and K2S2O8 as an oxidant to give the corresponding nitriles in good yields. Benzhydrylamine was converted to benzhydrylideneamine quantitatively under the same reaction conditions.