Chloroacetonitrile (BioCAD00000008349)

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Metabolite Card

Formula: C2H2ClN (74.9876)
SMILES: ClCC#N

Synonyms [en]

Chloroacetonitrile; cyanomethyl chloride; Chloro-acetonitrile; ACETIC ACID,CHLORO,NITRILE; .alpha.-Chloroacetonitrile; Acetonitrile, 2-chloro-

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Last reviewed on 2024-06-28.

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Chloroacetonitrile. 数据之源，洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China. https://biocad_registry.innovation.ac.cn/s/(-)-arctiin (retrieved 2026-01-03) (CAD Registry RN: BioCAD00000008349). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Note

Chloroacetonitrile appears as a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 118 °F. Insoluble in water and denser than water. Hence, sinks in water. Very toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption. A lachrymator. Used to make other chemicals and as a fumigant. Chloroacetonitrile is a nitrile.

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  • CAS Registry Number: 107-14-2
  • CAS Registry Number: 850261-36-8
  • PubChem: 7856
  • ChEBI: ChEBI:82416
  • KEGG: C19360
  • NCBI MeSH: chloroacetonitrile
  • Wikipedia: Chloroacetonitrile
  • Metlin: METLIN_73064

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