N-ethyl-N-cyanoethyl aniline is a colorless to light yellow or brown transparent oily liquid. It is insoluble in water, but miscible with organic solvents such as alcohol, ether, and acetone.

The uses of N-ethyl-N-cyanoethyl aniline are mainly as follows:

Used as a dye intermediate

N-ethyl-N-cyanoethyl aniline is an important intermediate for disperse dyes, specifically:

Key raw material for disperse dyes: It is the main raw material for disperse yellow brown, disperse orange and other dyes, especially used as an intermediate for disperse orange 25, 37, 50, 76 and disperse red 73, 145, 181 and other dyes.

Important component of azo disperse dyes: N-ethyl-N-cyanoethyl aniline is also an important intermediate for the synthesis of azo disperse dyes, which cover a variety of color spectra from yellow to blue.

Intermediate for organic synthesis

The compound is also widely used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, and can be used to prepare azo dyes and triphenylmethane dyes, as well as other organic synthesis reactions.

3-Ethylanilinopropiononitrile Chemical Properties
Boiling point 137-140°C 4mm
density 1,03 g/cm3
refractive index 1.6210 (estimate)
form clear liquid
pka 5.27±0.50(Predicted)
color Colorless to Yellow
Specific Gravity 1.03
CAS DataBase Reference 148-87-8(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference Propionitrile, 3-(n-ethylanilino)-(148-87-8)
EPA Substance Registry System Propanenitrile, 3-(ethylphenylamino)- (148-87-8)

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