Acetone cyanohydrin
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- Product Name:Acetone cyanohydrin
- Synonyms: 2-HYDROXYISOBUTYRONITRILE 2-METHYL-LACTONITRILE Acetoncianhidrinei acetoncianhidrinei(roumanian) Acetoncianidrina Acetoncyaanhydrine Acetoncyanhydrin Acetone cyanhydrin
- CAS:75-86-5
- MF:C4H7NO
- MW:85.1
- EINECS:200-909-4
- Mol File:75-86-5.mol
USE
Acetone cyanohydrin is an organic compound used in the production of methyl methacrylate,
the monomer of the transparent plastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), also
known as acrylic. Acetone cyanohydrin is a flammable colourless liquid with a faint odour
of bitter almond. It is incompatible with sulphuric acid. Acetone cyanohydrin readily
undergoes decomposition by water to form hydrogen cyanide and acetone. Cassava tubers
contain linamarin, a glucoside of acetohydrin, and the enzyme linamarinase for hydrolysing
the glucoside. Crushing the tubers releases these compounds and produces acetone
cyanohydrin, which is potentially lethally toxic. Acetone cyanohydrin is classified as an
extremely hazardous substance in the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act. The principal hazards of acetone cyanohydrin arise from its ready decomposition
on contact with water, which releases highly toxic hydrogen cyanide.
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