alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile powder

Description

alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile Powder

alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile powder. Alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile, or APAAN; Alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN), a novel precursor material for the illegal synthesis of amphetamine, has grown in significance and is becoming a more significant precursor material.

Chemical Properties:

• IUPAC Name: 3-oxo-2-phenylbutanenitrile. alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile powder

• Molecular Formula: C10H9NO

• Molecular Weight: 159.19 g/mol

• Appearance: White to off-white powder or crystalline solid.

Legal Status:

• APAAN is classified as a controlled precursor in the European Union, the United States, and many other countries.

• It is heavily monitored because it can be easily converted into P2P (Phenyl-2-Propanone), a key ingredient in the synthesis of methamphetamine.

Uses:

• It has limited legitimate industrial applications but was historically used in some chemical research.