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Molecule record

2-phenylbenzonitrile

C13H9N

179.22 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C13H9N
Molar mass
179.22 g·mol−1
Exact mass
179.0735 Da
10
PubChem CID
141162

Functional groups

Aromatic ring
Nitrile

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • 0-Phenyl Benzonitrile
  • 2-Biphenylcarbonitrile
  • 2-Cyanobiphenyl
  • 2-cyano-1,1'-biphenyl
  • 2-cyanodiphenyl
  • 2-phenylbenzenecarbonitrile
  • 24973-49-7
  • 653-171-4
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Biphenyl-2-carbonitrile
  • Biphenyl-2-yl cyanide
  • DTXCID40102178
  • DTXSID80179687
  • MFCD00060669
  • RefChem:391048
  • SCHEMBL1202047
  • SCHEMBL2184053
  • SCHEMBL3293761
  • SCHEMBL5325379
  • SCHEMBL731049
  • [1,1'-Biphenyl]-2-carbonitrile
  • cyanobiphenyl
  • o-Cyanobiphenyl
  • o-Phenylbenzonitril
  • o-biphenyl nitrile

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
N#Cc1ccccc1-c1ccccc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2C#N
InChI
InChI=1S/C13H9N/c14-10-12-8-4-5-9-13(12)11-6-2-1-3-7-11/h1-9H
InChIKey
WLPATYNQCGVFFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
141162

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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