1,4-Dicyanobenzene
1,4-Dicyanobenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CN)2. Two other isomers exist, phthalonitrile and isophthalonitrile. All three isomers are produced commercially by ammoxidation of the corresponding xylene isomers. 1,4-Dicyanobenzene is a colorless or white solid with low solubility in water.[1] Hydrogenation of isophthalonitrile affords p-xylylenediamine.
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| Preferred IUPAC name
 Benzene-1,4-dicarbonitrile  | |
| Other names
 Terephthalonitrile; p-Dicyanobenzene  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.009.804 | 
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| Properties | |
| C8H4N2 | |
| Molar mass | 128.134 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | white solid | 
| Melting point | 224–227 °C (435–441 °F; 497–500 K) | 
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| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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Safety
    
The LD50 (rat, oral) is 6400 mg/kg.
References
    
- Pollak, Peter; Romeder, Gérard; Hagedorn, Ferdinand; Gelbke, Heinz-Peter (2000). "Nitriles". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_363.
 
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