Cyanoacetic acid, 97%

CAS: 372-09-8

Ref. 02-A11045

Product Information

• Name: Cyanoacetic acid, 97%
• Synonyms: cyanoacetic acid cyanessigsaeure acide cyanacetique malonic acid mononitrile malonic mononitrile, 2-Cyanoacetic Acid, Acetic Acid, Cyano, Acetic acid, 2-cyano-, Acide cyanoacetique, Acido Cianoacetico, Cyanessigsaeure, Cyanessigsaure, Cyano Acetic Acid, Cyanoacetate, Cyanoethanoic acid, Malonic acid mononitrile, Malonic mononitrile, Methyl and Ethyl esters, Monocyanoacetic acid, Nsc 5571, Cyanoacetic acid

Description

Cyanoacetic acid is used in pharmaceutical industry for producing vitamin B6 and caffeine. It is also used in making dyes, agricultural chemicals, and in the synthesis of phenylacetic acid esters. It acts as a precursor cyanoacrylates viz. ethyl cyanoacrylate. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 85.06
• Formula: C₃H₃NO₂
• Purity: 97%
• Color/Form: Crystals or powder or crystalline powder or fused/lumpy solid, White to cream to pale brown
• InChI key: MLIREBYILWEBDM-UHFFFAOYSA-N