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Metabolite IDPAMDB120198
Identification
Name: acetone cyanohydrin
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)
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
Chemical Formula: C4H7NO
Average Molecular Weight: 85.105
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 85.052765
InChI Key: MWFMGBPGAXYFAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C4H7NO/c1-4(2,6)3-5/h6H,1-2H3
CAS number: Not Available
IUPAC Name:2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile
Traditional IUPAC Name: acetone cyanohydrin
SMILES:CC(O)(C)C#N
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis 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 ).
Kingdom Chemical entities
Super ClassOrganic compounds
Class Organic oxygen compounds
Sub ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Direct Parent Tertiary alcohols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Tertiary alcohol
  • Alpha-hydroxynitrile
  • Cyanohydrin
  • Nitrile
  • Carbonitrile
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Not Available
Charge:0
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility26.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-0.29ALOGPS
logP0.019ChemAxon
logS-0.52ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)12.76ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area44.02 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity22.53 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability8.81 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways:
    Spectra
    Spectra:
    Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-000i-9000000000-a225990200c17c1d5ec3View in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-014i-9000000000-033fac0cf5145b432726View in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0gb9-9000000000-08c60cd373cc9c8fca19View in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-001i-9000000000-2f152ee4137e9704b5dcView in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-001i-9000000000-8f021cb12cf136adfbbeView in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0159-9000000000-9744197fabb953390cf8View in MoNA
    MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-006x-9000000000-9aa3eca8406a4215b9c3View in MoNA
    1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
    References
    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 ]
    Synthesis Reference: Not Available
    Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
    External Links:
    ResourceLink
    HMDBHMDB60427
    DRUGBANKDB02203
    CHEMSPIDER6166
    CHEBI15348
    PUBCHEM6406
    LIGAND-CPDC02659
    NCI131093
    CAS75-86-5