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	Record Information | 
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| Version | 
		1.0 | 
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| Update Date | 
		1/22/2018 11:54:54 AM | 
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		Metabolite ID | PAMDB120198 | 
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		Identification | 
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| Name: | 
		acetone cyanohydrin | 
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| Description: | Acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) is an organic compound used in the production of methyl methacrylate, the monomer of the transparent plastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), also known as acrylic. (Wikipedia) | 
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	Structure | 
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| Synonyms: | - 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile
 - 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile
 - 2-Hydroxyisobutyronitrile
 - 2-Methyllactonitrile
 - Acetone cyanhydrin
 - Acetone cyanohydrin
 - acetone-cyanohydrin
 - alpha-Hydroxyisobutyronitrile
 
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	Chemical Formula: | 
	C4H7NO | 
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| Average Molecular Weight: | 
		85.105 | 
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| Monoisotopic Molecular 
		Weight: | 
		85.052765 | 
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| InChI Key: | 
		MWFMGBPGAXYFAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
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| InChI: | InChI=1S/C4H7NO/c1-4(2,6)3-5/h6H,1-2H3 | 
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| CAS 
	number: | 
	Not Available | 
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| IUPAC Name: | 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile | 
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	Traditional IUPAC Name: | 
	acetone cyanohydrin | 
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| SMILES: | CC(O)(C)C#N | 
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	Chemical Taxonomy | 
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		Taxonomy Description | This compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as tertiary alcohols. These are compounds in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom R3COH (R not H ). | 
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		Kingdom | 
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| Super Class | Organic compounds  | 
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	Class | 
	Organic oxygen compounds  | 
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| Sub Class | Organooxygen compounds  | 
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	Direct Parent | 
	Tertiary alcohols  | 
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| Alternative Parents | 
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| Substituents | 
		- Tertiary alcohol
 - Alpha-hydroxynitrile
 - Cyanohydrin
 - Nitrile
 - Carbonitrile
 - Organic nitrogen compound
 - Organopnictogen compound
 - Hydrocarbon derivative
 - Organonitrogen compound
 - Aliphatic acyclic compound
 
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| Molecular Framework | 
		Aliphatic acyclic compounds | 
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		Physical Properties | 
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| State: | 
		Not Available | 
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| Charge: | 0 | 
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	Melting point: | 
	Not Available | 
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| Experimental Properties: | 
		| Property | Value | Reference | 
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 | Melting Point | Not Available | Not Available |  | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available |  | Water Solubility | Not Available | Not Available |  | LogP | Not Available | Not Available |  
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| Predicted Properties | 
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		Biological Properties | 
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| Cellular Locations: | 
		Not Available | 
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		References | 
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| References: | 
		- Magrane M, Consortium U: UniProt Knowledgebase: a hub of integrated protein data. Database (Oxford). 2011 Mar 29;2011:bar009. doi: 10.1093/database/bar009. Print 2011. [21447597 ] 
 
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| Synthesis Reference: | 
		Not Available | 
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| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) | 
		Not Available | 
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