IDPN (chemical)

IDPN
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3,3′-Azanediyldipropanenitrile
Other names
Bis(2-cyanoethyl)amine

β,β-iminodipropanenitrile

Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.566
EC Number
  • 203-922-3
UNII
UN number 3334
  • InChI=1S/C6H9N3/c7-3-1-5-9-6-2-4-8/h9H,1-2,5-6H2
    Key: SBAJRGRUGUQKAF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(CNCCC#N)C#N
Properties
C6H9N3
Molar mass 123.159 g·mol−1
Appearance Clear and colourless liquid
Density 1.02
Melting point −5.5 °C (22.1 °F; 267.6 K)
Boiling point 173 °C (343 °F; 446 K) at 10 mmHg
≥100 mg/mL
Solubility Miscible in ethanol, acetone, benzene
log P -1.34
Vapor pressure
  • 0.00361  mmHg (25 °C)
  • 1 mmHg (140 °C)
Acidity (pKa) 5.26 (H2O)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H227, H303, H313, H315, H319, H335
P210, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P405, P501
Flash point 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
  • 2700 mg/kg (rat, oral)
  • 2520 mg/kg (rabbit, dermal)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

IDPN (3,3'-iminodipropanenitrile) is a synthetic nitrile compound that acts as a neurotoxin with ototoxic and hepatotoxic effects. It causes irreversible movement disorder.