C3H3NO2
85.06 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateDanger
CYANOACETIC ACID
CAS372-09-8EC206-743-9
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Cyanoacetic acid is an organic compound that appears as a white, hygroscopic solid. It contains both a nitrile group and a carboxylic acid group, making it a valuable building block in organic synthesis.
Pharmaceutical intermediateFungicide precursor
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H332Harmful if inhaled
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-cyanoacetic acid
InChIKey
MLIREBYILWEBDM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C#N)C(=O)O
Synonyms (21)
- 2-Cyanoacetic acid
- Acetic acid, 2-cyano-
- Acetic acid, cyano-
- Acide cyanacetique
- Acide cyanacetique [French]
- CYANOACETIC ACID
- Cyanessigsaeure
- Cyanessigsaeure [German]
- Kyselina kyanoctova
- Kyselina kyanoctova [Czech]
- Malonic acid mononitrile
- Malonic mononitrile
- Milrinone Impurity U
- Monocyanoacetic acid
- USAF KF-17
- alphacyanoacetic acid
- cyanacetic acid
- cyanoethanoic acid