Aminopropionitrile

Aminopropionitrile
Structural formula of aminopropionitrile
Ball-and-stick model of the aminopropionitrile molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Aminopropanenitrile[1]
Other names
2-Cyanoethylamine[citation needed]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
1698848
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.261 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 205-786-0
600476
KEGG
MeSH Aminopropionitrile
RTECS number
  • UG0350000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H6N2/c4-2-1-3-5/h1-2,4H2 checkY
    Key: AGSPXMVUFBBBMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • NCCC#N
Properties
C3H6N2
Molar mass 70.095 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Boiling point 79 to 81 °C; 174 to 178 °F; 352 to 354 K at 2.1 kPa
Acidity (pKa) 7.80 (conjugate acid; 20 °C, H2O)[2]
Pharmacology
QM01AX91 (WHO)
Related compounds
Related alkanenitriles
Related compounds
DBNPA
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Aminopropionitrile, also known as β-aminopropionitrile (BAPN), is an organic compound with both amine and nitrile functional groups. It is a colourless liquid. The compound occurs naturally and is of interest in the biomedical community.

  1. ^ "Aminopropionitrile - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–89. ISBN 978-1498754286.

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