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CHEBI:747247 - 1,4-dicyanobenzene

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:747247
ChEBI Name1,4-dicyanobenzene
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DefinitionA dinitrile that is benzene substituted by cyano groups at positions 1 and 4.
Last Modified17 August 2026
SubmitterCharles Tapley Hoyt
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FormulaC8H4N2
Net Charge0
Average Mass128.134
Monoisotopic Mass128.03745
SMILESN#Cc1ccc(C#N)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C8H4N2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h1-4H
InChIKeyBHXFKXOIODIUJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
1,4-dicyanobenzene (CHEBI:747247) is a benzenes (CHEBI:22712)
1,4-dicyanobenzene (CHEBI:747247) is a dinitrile (CHEBI:51308)
IUPAC Name 
benzene-1,4-dicarbonitrile
Synonyms  Source
1,4-benzenedicarbonitrileCAS
1,4-benzodinitrileCAS
1,4-bis(cyano)benzeneCAS
4-cyanobenzonitrileCAS
p-benzenedicarbonitrileCAS
p-benzenedinitrileCAS
UniProt Name  Source
terephthalonitrileUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
11672ChemSpider
1,4-DicyanobenzeneWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1072210Reaxys
CAS:623-26-7CAS
CAS:623-26-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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