Isoamyl cyanide

• Formula: C₆H₁₁N
• Molecular weight: 97.1582
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H11N/c1-6(2)4-3-5-7/h6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DUJMVKJJUANUMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 542-54-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Pentanenitrile, 4-methyl-; Valeronitrile, 4-methyl-; Isocapronitrile; 4-Methylpentanenitrile; 4-Methylvaleronitrile; 4-Methylpentanonitrile; Isoamylkyanid; Isopentyl cyanide; 3-Methylbutyl cyanide; NSC 6109
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  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of vaporization

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Fricke and Rode, 1927
Fricke, R.; Rode, O., Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1927, 163, 31. [all data]

Timmermans, 1921
Timmermans, J., The Freezing Points of Organic Substances IV. New Exp. Determinations, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1921, 30, 62. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Afsharypuor and Suleimany, 2002
Afsharypuor, S.; Suleimany, M., Volatile oil constituents of Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes seeds, J. Essent. Oil Res., 2002, 14, 1, 18-19, https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2002.9699748 . [all data]

Elmore, Mottram, et al., 2000
Elmore, J.S.; Mottram, D.S.; Enser, M.; Wood, J.D., The effects of diet and breed on the volatile compounds of cooked lamb, Meat Sci., 2000, 55, 2, 149-159, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00137-0 . [all data]

Valette, Fernandez, et al., 2006
Valette, L.; Fernandez, X.; Poulain, S.; Lizzani-Cuvelier, L.; Loiseau, A.-M., Chemical composition of the volatile extracts from Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis 'Romanesco' cauliflower seeds, Flavour Fragr. J., 2006, 21, 1, 107-110, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1530 . [all data]

Machiels, van Ruth, et al., 2003
Machiels, D.; van Ruth, S.M.; Posthumus, M.A.; Istasse, L., Gas chromatography-olfactometry analysis of the volatile compounds of two commercial Irish beef meats, Talanta, 2003, 60, 4, 755-764, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0039-9140(03)00133-4 . [all data]

Luo and Agnew, 2001
Luo, J.; Agnew, M.P., Gas characteristics before and after biofiltration treating odorous emissions from animal rendering processes, Environ. Technol., 2001, 22, 9, 1091-1103, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593332208618220 . [all data]

Soria, Sanz, et al., 2008
Soria, A.C.; Sanz, J.; Martinez-Castro, I., SPME followed by GC-MS: a powerful technique for qualitative analysis of honey volatiles, Eur. Food Res. Technol., 2008, 1-12. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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