Dytek® MGN Methylglutaronitrile

Product Information

Molecular Structure
IUPAC Name	2-methylpentanedinitrile
CAS Number	4553-62-2
Other Names	METHYLGLUTARONITRILE 2-Methylglutaronitrile 2-Methylpentanedinitrile 2-methyl Pentanedinitrile Dytek® MGN
Molecular Formula	C₆H₈N₂
Molecular Weight	108.144 g/mol
Description	Clear, colorless liquid
Typical Composition (wt %)	2-Methylglutaronitrile 99.5 2-Ethylsuccinonitrile 0.5

Chemical & Physical Properties

Property Name	Value
Boiling Point, °C, 760 mmHg	274
Melting Point, °C (°F)	–44 (-48)
Flash Point, tcc, °C (°F)	126 (259)
Specific Gravity, 25°C (77°F)	0.95
Viscosity, 25°C (77°F), cP	5.8

Applications & Uses

Extractive distillation
Extraction solvent

Hydrolysis to Methylglutaric Acid

Dytek® MGN

Pentanedioic acid, 2-methyl-

Alcoholysis to esters

2-methyl-, 1,5-dimethyl ester

14035-94-0

Cyclization to 3-methylpiperidine, beta-picoline

3-Methylpyridine
108-99-6

Synthesis of triazine derivatives

Dytek® MGN
4553-62-2

4,4'-(6-(3-cyanobutyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl)dipentanenitrile
Not Yet Determined
Further transformation of the nitrile groups to -COOH, - NH2, or -OH possible

References in Literature

Showing most recent 1 to 5 of 26

Title	Journal or Book	Year
Structural transformation, thermal endurance, and identification of evolved gases during heat treatment processes of carbon fiber polymer precursors focusing on the stereoregularity	Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry	2017
Specialty Enzymes for Chemical Needs	Quality Living Through Chemurgy and Green Chemistry	2016
Recent advances and challenges in the heterologous production of microbial nitrilases for biocatalytic applications	World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology	2016
Inkjet Printing of Biomolecules for Biorecognition	Design of Polymeric Platforms for Selective Biorecognition	2015
Chemical and enzymatic approaches to the synthesis of optically pure ethyl (R)-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutanoate	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	2013

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20686#section=Literature

Source: Springer Nature

Description: Literature references related to scientific contents from Springer Nature journals and books.

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