C2H3NO
57.05 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateDanger
Hydroxyacetonitrile
CAS107-16-4EC203-469-1
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Hydroxyacetonitrile, also known as formaldehyde cyanohydrin, is an odorless colorless oil with a sweetish taste. It is primarily used as an intermediate in the production of pharmaceuticals and as a component in synthetic resins.
Pharmaceutical intermediate productionComponent in synthetic resinsSolvent and organic intermediate
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Safety Reference
Danger
H300Fatal if swallowed
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H330Fatal if inhaled
H227
H370Causes damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-hydroxyacetonitrile
InChIKey
LTYRAPJYLUPLCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C#N)O
Synonyms (30)
- 2-Hydroxyacetonitrile
- 2-Hydroxyethanenitrile
- ALPHA-HYDROXYACETONITRILE
- Acetonitrile, 2-hydroxy-
- Acetonitrile, hydroxy-
- Cyanomethanol
- Formaldehyde Cyanhydrin
- Formaldehyde cyanohydrin
- GLYCOLONITRILE in 50% Water
- Glycolic nitrile
- Glycollonitrile
- Glyconitrile
- Glykolonitril
- Glykolonitril [Czech]
- HYDROXYMETHYL CYANIDE
- Hydroxyacetonitrile
- Hydroxyactonitrile
- Hydroxyazetonitril
- Hydroxyazetonitril [German]
- Hydroxymethylkyanid
- Hydroxymethylkyanid [Czech]
- Hydroxymethylnitrile
- Methylene cyanohydrin
- USAF A-8565
- alpha-Hydroxymethylcyanide
- cyanohydrin formaldehyde
- hydroxyl-acetonitrile