ABSTRACT

May explode during distillation.1 Can be prepared without being distilled.2 Fenlon (Eastman Kodak)3 warns that this substance is extremely shock-sensitive and unstable between 100° and 135°C. 2-(tert-Butoxycarbonyloximino)2-phenylacetonitrile is recommended as a substitute.4,5

A serious detonation of undetermined origin during the preparation of the compound has been reported.6