Nitriles & Cyanides

The nitrile group is small, polar and remarkably versatile. It can become an amine, an acid, an amide, a ketone or a heterocycle such as a tetrazole. This sub-category supplies aryl, benzyl and alkyl nitriles and related cyano compounds. Examples include (Ethoxymethylene)malononitrile for pyrazole and pyrimidine synthesis, (2-Chlorophenyl)acetonitrile, 2,3-Dichlorobenzonitrile, 1-Naphthylacetonitrile and (S)-4-Cyano-4'-(2-methylbutyl)biphenyl, a chiral liquid crystal component.

Most organic nitriles are stable and easy to store, but some are toxic because they can release cyanide in the body. Inorganic cyanide salts are a separate, more hazardous class handled with strict controls. Buyers should check the SDS, and for halogenated benzonitriles, confirm regioisomer identity because positional isomers are common impurities.

Products ship in sealed bottles or drums with a COA and SDS. Gram packs are available for research, and many items can be supplied at kilogram scale for process development. Search by CAS to separate close isomers.