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CHEBI:137685 - glycolonitrile

ChEBI IDCHEBI:137685
ChEBI Nameglycolonitrile
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DefinitionAn cyanohydrin that is acetonitrile in which one of the hydrogens has been replaced by a hydroxy group.
Last Modified20 June 2025
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FormulaC2H3NO
Net Charge0
Average Mass57.052
Monoisotopic Mass57.02146
SMILESN#CCO
InChIInChI=1S/C2H3NO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,2H2
InChIKeyLTYRAPJYLUPLCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
glycolonitrile (CHEBI:137685) is a cyanohydrin (CHEBI:23437)
IUPAC Name 
glycolonitrile
Synonyms  Source
hydroxyacetonitrileChemIDplus
formaldehyde cyanohydrinChemIDplus
2-hydroxyacetonitrileIUPAC
cyanomethanolNIST Chemistry WebBook
glycolic nitrileNIST Chemistry WebBook
UniProt Name  Source
2-hydroxyacetonitrileUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
7569ChemSpider
7857PubChem Compound
GlycolonitrileWikipedia
CN101084185Patent
EP1833784Patent
WO2006071663Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:605328Reaxys
CAS:107-16-4ChemIDplus
CAS:107-16-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
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