| Melting point |
-13 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point |
191 °C (lit.) |
| Density |
1.01 |
| vapor density |
3.6 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
1 hPa at 20 °C |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.528(lit.) |
| Flash point |
161 °F |
| storage temp. |
Store below +30°C. |
| solubility |
Insoluble in cold water. 1% soluble in boiling water. Miscible with alcohol and oils, but not soluble in liquid paratlirt. Poorly soluble in Propylene glycol. |
| form |
Liquid |
| color |
Clear colorless to slightly yellow |
| Relative polarity |
0.333 |
| Odor |
Almond-like. |
| explosive limit |
1.4-7.2%(V) |
| Water Solubility |
10 g/L (100 ºC) |
| Thermal Conductivity |
0.148 W/(m·K) at 25 ℃ |
| λmax |
λ: 300 nm Amax: 1.0
λ: 310 nm Amax: 0.40
λ: 335 nm Amax: 0.03
λ: 360-400 nm Amax: 0.01 |
| Merck |
14,1097 |
| BRN |
506893 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
3.5×10-1 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Brockbank (2013) |
| Exposure limits |
NIOSH: IDLH 14 ppm(25 mg/m3) |
| Dielectric constant |
26.0（20℃） |
| Stability |
Stable. Incompatible with strong bases, strong acids, strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents. Air-sensitive. Combustible. |
| Major Application |
food and beverages |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
PERFUMING |
| InChI |
1S/C7H5N/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H |
| InChIKey |
JFDZBHWFFUWGJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
N#Cc1ccccc1 |
| LogP |
1.5 at 20℃ |
| Surface tension |
38.33mN/m at 298.15K |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
100-47-0(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Benzonitrile(100-47-0) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Benzonitrile (100-47-0) |
