General Description
Colorless to light brown crystals. Colorless waxy soild melting at 57°C. Highly toxic.
Reactivity Profile
SUCCINONITRILE(110-61-2) is incompatible with acids and oxidizing agents (such as peroxides and epoxides). Can react violently with strong oxidizing acids. Is hydrolyzed exothermically in both aqueous acid and base to give carboxylic acids (or salts of carboxylic acids). Can react vigorously with reducing agents.
Air & Water Reactions
Soluble in water [Hawley].
Fire Hazard
This compound is combustible.
Chemical Properties
almost white to brown crystalline solid
Uses
Succinonitrile(110-61-2) dispersed with ionic liquids entrapped in a host polymer was used to constitute the gel polymer electrolytes. It was used as dopant to investigate the ionic conductivity and X-ray absorption spectroscopic results for lithium and copper salt doped succinonitrile.
Production Methods
Succinonitrile(110-61-2) is derived from the interaction of ethylene
dibromide and potassium cyanide in the presence of alcohol.
Flammability and Explosibility
Notclassified
Purification Methods
Purify the nitrile by vacuum sublimation, and/or crystallisation from acetone. [Beilstein 2 H 615, 2 IV 1923.]