94083-83-7

Basic information

• Product Name: chloro(4-methylphenyl)acetonitrile
• Synonyms: chloro(4-methylphenyl)acetonitrile
• CAS NO: 94083-83-7
• Molecular Weight: 165.622
• Mol File: 94083-83-7.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: chloro(4-methylphenyl)acetonitrile(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: chloro(4-methylphenyl)acetonitrile(94083-83-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: chloro(4-methylphenyl)acetonitrile(94083-83-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 94083-83-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 104-87-0 4-methyl-benzaldehyde 
• 7677-24-9 trimethylsilyl cyanide 
• 2929-93-3 p-tolylmethylenediacetate 

Relevant articles and documents

The chemistry of acylals. 3. Cyanohydrin esters from acylals with cyanide reagents

(equation presented) When treated with KCN in DMSO at room temperature, acylals from aliphatic aldehydes gave the corresponding cyanohydrin esters in good to excellent yields. Acylals from aromatic aldehydes were less reactive and gave several byproducts in addition to fair yields of cyanohydrin under the same conditions. Trimethylsilyl cyanide mixed with titanium(IV) chloride afforded cyanohydrin esters in good to excellent yields from both aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes.