Malononitrile, 99%

CAS: 109-77-3 | C3H2N2 | 66.063 g/mol

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ALFA15046.22	100 g

Catalog number ALFA15046.22

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Specifications

Chemical Name or MaterialMalononitrile

CAS109-77-3

Health Hazard 1H301+H311+H331

Health Hazard 2GHS H Statement
H301-H311-H331
Toxic if swallowed.
Toxic in contact with skin.
Toxic if inhaled.

Health Hazard 3P261-P264b-P270-P271-P280-P301+P310-P302+P352-P304+P340-P311-P312-P330-P361-P363-P501c

Crosslinking agent for modification of proteins via amidationMalononitrile is used as a precursor in the preparation of anti-cancer drug, triamterene, adenine, methotrexate, thiamine, acrylic fibers and dyes. It is used in Knoevenagel condensation to prepare 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile by reacting with 2-chlorobenzaldehyde. It acts as a leaching agent for gold. It is used as a raw material for the Gewald reaction of ketone or aldehyde to produce 2-aminothiophene using elemental sulfur and a base. Further, it plays an important role in the preparation of [1,6]-naphthyridines, gamma-ketoamides, 1,4-dihydropyridine, chromeno[2,3-b]pyridine and dihydro-1,4-dithiepine frameworks.

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Applications
Crosslinking agent for modification of proteins via amidationMalononitrile is used as a precursor in the preparation of anti-cancer drug, triamterene, adenine, methotrexate, thiamine, acrylic fibers and dyes. It is used in Knoevenagel condensation to prepare 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile by reacting with 2-chlorobenzaldehyde. It acts as a leaching agent for gold. It is used as a raw material for the Gewald reaction of ketone or aldehyde to produce 2-aminothiophene using elemental sulfur and a base. Further, it plays an important role in the preparation of [1,6]-naphthyridines, gamma-ketoamides, 1,4-dihydropyridine, chromeno[2,3-b]pyridine and dihydro-1,4-dithiepine frameworks.

Solubility
Soluble in water, acetone, acetic acid, chloroform, ethanol, ether and benzene.

Notes
Store in a cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents, strong acids and strong bases.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

The Na derivative can be arylated by reaction with aryl halides with a Pd catalyst: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 932 (1984). In the presence of butadiene, an additional 4-carbon unit is introduced: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1, 647 (1990):
Ternary condensation with an aromatic aldehyde and a cycloalkanone in the presence of ammonium acetate can give a variety of products. With cyclohexanone, the 2-amino-4-aryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitriles are the major products: J. Chem. Res. (Synop.), 146 (1995).
Reviews of the chemistry of malononitrile: Chem. Rev., 69, 591 (1969); Synthesis, 165, 241 (1978); 925 (1981); Synlett, 2247 (2004).
Caruana, L.; Mondatori, M.; Corti, V.; Morales, S.; Mazzanti, A.; Fochi, M.; Bernardi, L. Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Meldrum’s Acid, Malononitrile, and 1,3-Dicarbonyls to ortho-Quinone Methides Generated In Situ Under Basic Conditions. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21 (16), 6037-6041.
Adili, A.; Tao, Z. L.; Chen, D. F.; Han, Z. Y. Quinine-catalyzed highly enantioselective cycloannulation of o-quinone methides with malononitrile. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13 (8), 2247-2250.