2-Furonitrile is a colorless derivative of furan possessing a nitrile group.
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Furan-2-carbonitrile | |
Other names
2-Cyanofuran; 2-Furancarbonitrile; 2-Furyl cyanide
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.009.581 |
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C5H3NO | |
Molar mass | 93.085 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless (yellow if impure) |
Density | 1.0650 @20 °C [1] |
Boiling point | 147[2] °C (297 °F; 420 K) |
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Flash point | 35 °C; 95 °F; 308 K |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Industrial synthesis is based on the vapor phase ammoxidation of furfural with ammonia over bismuth molybdate catalyst at 440-480 °C.[3]
Numerous laboratory methods also exist; for the instance oxidative dehydration of furfural with ammonia salts using hypervalent iodine reagents[4] or n-bromosuccinimide.[5] From furfural aldoxime (with thionyl chloride-benzotriazole,[6] triphenylphosphine-iodine reagents,[7] or heating in DMSO[8]) and furoic acid amide (flash vacuum pyrolysis).[9]
2-Furonitrile currently has no major applications but it is used as an intermediate in pharmaceutical and fine chemical synthesis. It has been suggested as a potential sweetening agent, as it has about 30 times the sweetening power of sucrose.[10]