Yellowish flakes. 3-Amino-3-methylacrylonitrile [1118-61- 2], b-iminobutyronitrile, b-aminocrotononitrile, diacetonitrile, 3-amino-2-butenenitrile, NCCH=C (NH2) CH3, Mr 82.11, mp (cis-form) 79 – 83℃, mp (trans-form) 52 – 53℃, d774 0.9519, is a yellowish solid soluble in ethanol and diethyl ether; it is sparingly soluble in benzene and water.
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3-Aminocrotononitrile is used as intermediate for the syntheses of heterocycles (e.g. pyridines and pyrimidines) and for the production of polyurethane). It is used in the pharmaceutical (e.g. production of sulfsomizole) and dyestuff industries. Product Data Sheet
Biochem/physiol Actions
3-Aminocrotononitrile reacts with ferrocenyl-1,2-enones to form ferrocenyl pyridines. It undergoes diazotization coupling reaction with p-substituted anilines to give 2-arylhydrazone-3-ketimino-butyronitriles.
