Lactonitrile

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Lactonitrile
Names
IUPAC name
2-Hydroxypropanenitrile
Other names
Acetaldehyde cyanohydrin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.058 Edit this at Wikidata
  • InChI=1S/C3H5NO/c1-3(5)2-4/h3,5H,1H3
    Key: WOFDVDFSGLBFAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C3H5NO/c1-3(5)2-4/h3,5H,1H3
    Key: WOFDVDFSGLBFAC-UHFFFAOYAF
  • N#CC(C)O
Properties
C3H5NO
Molar mass 71.079 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lactonitrile is a chemical compound used as a solvent and as an intermediate in the industrial production of ethyl lactate and lactic acid.[1] It is the cyanohydrin derived from acetaldehyde.

References

  1. ^ Lactonitrile at www.chemicalbook.com.
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