Molecule
Name
Butyronitrile
IUPAC name
Butanenitrile
Secondary names
1-Cyanopropane, Propyl cyanide, n-Butyronitrile, Butyrylonitrile, Butyric acid nitrile, CH3CH2CH2CN, C3H7CN
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H7N/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-3H2,1H3
InChI key
KVNRLNFWIYMESJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
109-74-0
Comments
natural CH3CH2CH2CN
Structure and atomic composition
Formula
$CH_3CH_2CH_2CN$
Chemical formula
CH3(CH2)2CN
Structural formula
[CH3][CH2][CH2]C#N
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$C$ Carbon 4
$H$ Hydrogen 7
$N$ Nitrogen 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
69.107 $g/mol$
State STP
liquid
State NTP
liquid
Protic
protic
Polarity
polar
Dipole
3.5 $D$
Molecule symmetry
Cs
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Vibrations number
30
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-CH_3$ 1
$R-CH_2-R$ 2
$R-C \equiv N$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$ 7
$\geq C-C \leq$ 2
$\equiv C-C\leq$ 1
$-C\equiv N$ 1