Lactonitrile

Lactonitrile Structure
Lactonitrile structure
Common Name Lactonitrile
CAS Number 78-97-7 Molecular Weight 71.07790
Density 0.991 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.) Boiling Point 90 °C17 mm Hg(lit.)
Molecular Formula C3H5NO Melting Point <-21ºC
MSDS USA Flash Point 77 °C
Symbol GHS06
GHS06
Signal Word Danger

Hydroxynitrile lyases in stereoselective catalysis.

Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 11 , 532-539, (2000)

(R)- as well as (S)-cyanohydrins are now easily available as a result of the excellent accessibility, the relatively high stability and the easy handling of hydroxynitrile lyases (HNLs). The optimization of reaction conditions (solvent, temperature, and using...

Potentially prebiotic syntheses of condensed phosphates.

Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 26(1) , 15-25, (1996)

In view of the importance of a prebiotic source of high energy phosphates, we have investigated a number of potentially prebiotic processes to produce condensed phosphates from orthophosphate and cyclic trimetaphosphate from tripolyphosphate. The reagents inv...

A mitochondrial chemiluminescence evoked by a novel mixed copper(II)-cyanide complex/acetaldehyde cyanohydrin chelate: a kinetic analysis suggesting a role for membrane-bound vicinal sulfhydryls.

Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 267(1) , 125-42, (1988)

Cyanide added to mitochondria in the presence of copper and acetaldehyde evokes a chemiluminescence which follows series pseudo-first-order kinetics: (formula; see text) An evaluation of the effects of protein (mitochondria), copper, cyanide, acetaldehyde, an...