Chemical Properties
light yellow to yellow-beige crystalline mass or crystalline powder and chunks
Uses
4-Acetylbenzonitrile is used in the preparation of antimalarial isonitriles. It is also used for synthetic API such as anesthetic agents and anti-allergic agents.
Uses
4-Acetylbenzonitrile can be used in the preparation of antimalarial isonitriles.
General Description
The relaxation-assisted two-dimensional infrared (RA 2DIR) spectroscopy of 4-acetylbenzonitrile was analyzed.
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Purification Methods
Recrystallise the nitrile from EtOH [Wagner et al. J Am Chem Soc 108 7727 1986]. [Beilstein 10 H 695, 10 III 3030.]
