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Metabolite IDPAMDB120029
Identification
Name: acrylonitrile
Description:A nitrile that is hydrogen cyanide in which the hydrogen has been replaced by an ethenyl group.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 2-propenenitrile
  • Acrylnitril
  • Acrylonitrile
  • Acrylsäurenitril
  • cyanure de vinyle
  • nitrile acrylique
  • Propenenitrile
  • Vinyl cyanide
Chemical Formula: C3H3N
Average Molecular Weight: 53.063
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 53.02655
InChI Key: NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2
CAS number: Not Available
IUPAC Name:acrylonitrile
Traditional IUPAC Name: Not Available
SMILES:C=CC#N
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as nitriles. These are compounds having the structure RC#N; thus C-substituted derivatives of hydrocyanic acid, HC#N.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganic nitrogen compounds
Class Organonitrogen compounds
Sub ClassOrganic cyanides
Direct Parent Nitriles
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Nitrile
  • Carbonitrile
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
  • aliphatic nitrile (CHEBI:28217)
  • Fumigants (C01998)
  • a nitrile (ACRYLONITRILE)
Physical Properties
State: Not Available
Charge:0
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties: Not Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Molecular Weight53.064 g/molPubChem
XLogP30.2 PubChem
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0 PubChem
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count1 PubChem
Rotatable Bond Count0 PubChem
Exact Mass53.027 g/molPubChem
Monoisotopic Mass53.027 g/molPubChem
Topological Polar Surface Area23.8 A^2PubChem
Heavy Atom Count4 PubChem
Formal Charge0 PubChem
Complexity54.9 PubChem
Isotope Atom Count0 PubChem
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0 PubChem
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0 PubChem
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0 PubChem
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0 PubChem
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1 PubChem
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra: Not Available
References
References:
  • Ghanayem BI, Nyska A, Haseman JK, Bucher JR (2002)Acrylonitrile is a multisite carcinogen in male and female B6C3F1 mice. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 68, Pubmed: 12075111
  • Sun X, Sun M, Xie Y, Zhai W, Zhu W, Ma R, Lu R, Xu W (2014)Cytotoxic effects of acrylonitrile on human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Molecular medicine reports 9, Pubmed: 24248151
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
External Links:
ResourceLink
CHEMSPIDER7567
PUBCHEM7855
CHEBI28217
LIGAND-CPDC01998
NCI6362
CAS107-13-1