n-Octanenitrile

CAS Number: 0124-12-9

Molecular Formula: C8H15N

About n-Octanenitrile

n-Octanenitrile (CAS 124-12-9) serves as a critical building block in the high purity fine chemicals sector, where it is increasingly utilized by US-based CDMOs for the selective hydrogenation into primary fatty amines and the synthesis of specialized amides. Heptyl cyanide is a key reagent in the aromachemicals indust...

n-Octanenitrile Specifications

CAS Number

0124-12-9

Molecular Formula

C8H15N

Molecular Weight

125.21 g/mol

IUPAC Name

octanenitrile

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCC#N

InChI Key

YSIMAPNUZAVQER-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS Number

0124-12-9

Molecular Formula

C8H15N

Molecular Weight

125.21 g/mol

IUPAC Name

octanenitrile

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCC#N

InChI Key

YSIMAPNUZAVQER-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Molecular Weight

125.21 g/mol

Fragrance Ingredient

A versatile aroma compound primarily utilized as a specialized fragrance agent to impart a powerful floral note with aldehydic, citrus, and orris aspects in the formulation of detergents, soaps, and perfumes

Organic Synthesis Reagent

A functionalized nitrile building block frequently employed in the preparation of amides via catalytic hydration and in the selective hydrogenation synthesis of primary fatty amines like octane-1-amine

Chemical Intermediate

A critical organic intermediate used in academic and industrial research for studying the decomposition of aliphatic diazo-compounds and as a starting material for various downstream derivatives including octylamine and octanethioamide.