ContaminantDB: Lactonitrile

Identification Taxonomy Biological Properties Physical Properties Toxicity Profile Spectra Concentrations Links References XML

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

2016-05-19 01:33:22 UTC

Update Date

2016-11-09 01:09:16 UTC

Accession Number

CHEM004048

Identification

Common Name

Lactonitrile

Class

Small Molecule

Description

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

Contaminant Sources

Clean Air Act Chemicals
OECD HPV Chemicals
STOFF IDENT Compounds
ToxCast & Tox21 Chemicals

Contaminant Type

Not Available

Chemical Structure

MOL SDF 3D-SDF PDB SMILES InChI View 3D Structure

Synonyms

Value	Source
Acetaldehyde cyanohydrin	MeSH

Chemical Formula

C₃H₅NO

Average Molecular Mass

71.079 g/mol

Monoisotopic Mass

71.037 g/mol

CAS Registry Number

78-97-7

IUPAC Name

2-hydroxypropanenitrile

Traditional Name

2-hydroxypropanenitrile

SMILES

CC(O)C#N

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C3H5NO/c1-3(5)2-4/h3,5H,1H3

InChI Key

WOFDVDFSGLBFAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cyanohydrins. These are organic compounds containing the cyanohydrin functional group, -C(OH)CN.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic nitrogen compounds

Class

Organonitrogen compounds

Sub Class

Organic cyanides

Direct Parent

Cyanohydrins

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Alpha-hydroxynitrile
Secondary alcohol
Cyanohydrin
Organic oxygen compound
Organopnictogen compound
Hydrocarbon derivative
Organooxygen compound
Alcohol
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

Not Available

Biological Properties

Status

Detected and Not Quantified

Origin

Not Available

Cellular Locations

Not Available

Biofluid Locations

Not Available

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Pathways

Not Available

Applications

Not Available

Biological Roles

Not Available

Chemical Roles

Not Available

Physical Properties

State

Not Available

Appearance

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Property	Value
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available
Solubility	Not Available

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	31.4 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	-0.65	ALOGPS
logP	-0.41	ChemAxon
logS	-0.36	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)	12.89	ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-3.7	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	2	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	1	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	44.02 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	0	ChemAxon
Refractivity	17.82 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	6.98 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	1	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	No	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	No	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Splash Key	View
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-00di-9000000000-c76eca652afd42a932f1	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0udi-9000000000-08af4dc5319e8b94af4e	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0udi-9000000000-6ce7633e2545d4aaf293	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-a4f3b981d88fb33da094	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-ffc696f4d2ecc3829ebc	Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-0fkc-9000000000-c31ef2f34f84317607c5	Spectrum

Toxicity Profile

Route of Exposure

Not Available

Mechanism of Toxicity

Not Available

Metabolism

Not Available

Toxicity Values

Not Available

Lethal Dose

Not Available

Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)

Not Available

Uses/Sources

Not Available

Minimum Risk Level

Not Available

Health Effects

Not Available

Symptoms

Not Available

Treatment

Not Available

Concentrations

Not Available

External Links

DrugBank ID

Not Available

HMDB ID

Not Available

FooDB ID

Not Available

Phenol Explorer ID

Not Available

KNApSAcK ID

Not Available

BiGG ID

Not Available

BioCyc ID

Not Available

METLIN ID

Not Available

PDB ID

Not Available

Wikipedia Link

Lactonitrile

Chemspider ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

PubChem Compound ID

6572

Kegg Compound ID

Not Available

YMDB ID

Not Available

ECMDB ID

Not Available

References

Synthesis Reference

Not Available

MSDS

Not Available

General References

Not Available

Lactonitrile (CHEM004048)

Structure for CHEM004048: Lactonitrile