Cyano-, Nitrile-

Applications 1-Cyanotetraline is used in the synthesis of aldose reductase inhibitors. Also reductase enzymes are believed to catalyze the formation of sorbitol from glucose leading to the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus. It is also used in the synthesis of baclofen analogs, potent GABAB agonists.
References Sarges, R. et al.: J. Med. Chem., 31, 230 (1988); Mann, A. et al.: J. Med. Chem., 34, 1307 (1991);

Applications 1,4-Bis(2-cyanostyryl)benzene (cas# 13001-39-3) is a useful research chemical.

Applications Methyl 2-Cyano-2-oximinoacetate is an intermediate in synthesizing 2-Cyano-2-(methoxyimino)acetic Acid (C989423), which is a cyano-oxime derivative used as a fungicide.
References Tellier, F., et al.: Pestic Biochem Physiol., 78, 151-160 (2004)

Stability Hygroscopic
Applications 2-(2-Cyanophenyl)-1,3,2-dioxaborinane is used in the synthesis of AMPA receptor antagonists in the treatment of neurological diseases causing dysfunction of glutamatergic neurotransmission. Also used in the small scale synthesis of Perampanel (P285520), an AMPA receptor antagonist.
References Hibi, S. et al.: J. Med. Chem., 55, 10584 (2012); McElhinny, C. et al.: Synthesis, 44, 57 (2012);

Applications Triphenylacetonitrile is used as a reactant in the rhodium-catalyzed reductive cleavage of carbon-cyano bonds with hydrosilane.
References Tobisu, M., et al.: JACS., 131, 3174 (2009)

Applications Pyrimethamine intermediate.
References Takayama, K., et al.: Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 33, 1493 (1989), Robson, C., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 40, 3040 (1997), Horton, J., et al.: J. Mol. Biol., 353, 334 (2005), Horton, J., et al.: J. Mol. Biol., 353, 334 (2005), Janin, Y., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 15, 2479 (2007),

Applications 4-Cyanophenol is used in a study to assess chemical uptake into human stratum corneum.
References Stinchcomb, A.L., et. al.: Pharm. Res., 16, 1288 (1999)

Applications Ethyl Cyano(hydroxyimino)acetate is used in peptide synthesis and has shown to suppress racemiztion, has high coupling efficiency in both solution and solid phase synthesis and is a non-explosive alternative to 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) and 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (HOAt).
References Khattab, S.N.: Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 83, 1374 (2010)

Applications 5-Cyanopentanamide is an hydration product of adiponitrile, a dinitrile and an important precursor to the polymer nylon 66.
References Hann, E.C., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 7, 2239 (1999); Moreau, J.L., et al.: Biocatalysis., 10, 325 (1994);

Stability Moisture Sensitive
Applications 2-phenyl-2-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]acetonitrile (cas# 25438-37-3) is a useful research chemical.