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CHEBI:26307 - propionitrile

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:26307
ChEBI Namepropionitrile
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DefinitionA nitrile that is acrylonitrile in which the carbon-carbon double bond has been reduced to a single bond.
Last Modified20 June 2025
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FormulaC3H5N
Net Charge0
Average Mass55.080
Monoisotopic Mass55.04220
SMILESCCC#N
InChIInChI=1S/C3H5N/c1-2-3-4/h2H2,1H3
InChIKeyFVSKHRXBFJPNKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
polar aprotic solvent  A solvent with a comparatively high relative permittivity (or dielectric constant), greater than ca. 15, and a sizable permanent dipole moment, that cannot donate suitably labile hydrogen atoms to form strong hydrogen bonds.
Application:
polar aprotic solvent  A solvent with a comparatively high relative permittivity (or dielectric constant), greater than ca. 15, and a sizable permanent dipole moment, that cannot donate suitably labile hydrogen atoms to form strong hydrogen bonds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
propionitrile (CHEBI:26307) has role polar aprotic solvent (CHEBI:48358)
propionitrile (CHEBI:26307) is a aliphatic nitrile (CHEBI:80291)
propionitrile (CHEBI:26307) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
Synonyms  Source
CH3CH2CNChEBI
cyanoethaneChemIDplus
EtCNChEBI
ethyl cyanideChemIDplus
n-propanenitrileNIST Chemistry WebBook
propanenitrileChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
propanonitrileUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
CPD-8860MetaCyc
PropionitrileWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:773680Reaxys
CAS:107-12-0ChemIDplus
CAS:107-12-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
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