Any nitrile derived from an aliphatic compound.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane | An organobromine compound that consists of pentanedinitrile bearing bromo and bromomethyl substituents at position 2. | 2-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)pentanedinitrile |
| 2-amino-4-(3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromene-3-carbonitrile | A member of the class of chromenes that is 7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromene carrying additional amino, cyano and 3-cyclohexen-1-yl substituents at positions 2, 3 and 4 respectively. | 2-amino-4-(3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromene-3-carbonitrile |
| 3-cyanoalanine | An alanine derivative obtained by replacement of one of the methyl hydrogens in alanine with a cyano group | 3-cyanoalanine |
| acetonitrile | A nitrile that is hydrogen cyanide in which the hydrogen has been replaced by a methyl group. | acetonitrile |
| acrylonitrile | A nitrile that is hydrogen cyanide in which the hydrogen has been replaced by an ethenyl group. | acrylonitrile |
| allyl cyanide | An aliphatic nitrile that is hydrogen cyanide in which the hydrogen has been replaced by an allyl group. | allyl cyanide |
| borrelidin | A macrolide that is isolated from several Streptomyces species and displays antibiotic, antineoplastic and antimalarial properties. | borrelidin |
| dibromoacetonitrile | | Dibromoacetonitrile |
| dichloroacetonitrile | | Dichloroacetonitrile |
| dicyanmethane | A dinitrile that is methane substituted by two cyano groups. | malononitrile |
| dienogest | A steroid hormone that is 17beta-hydroxy-3-oxoestra-4,9-diene substituted at position 17 by a cyanomethyl group. Used as an oral contraceptive. | dienogest |
| isobutyronitrile | An aliphatic nitrile that is acetonitrile in which two of the hydrogens have been replaced by methyl groups. | isobutyronitrile |
| n-butyronitrile | A nitrile that is hydrogen cyanide in which the hydrogen has been replaced by a propyl group. | butyronitrile |
| pregnenolone carbonitrile | | pregnenolone 16alpha-carbonitrile |
| propionitrile | A nitrile that is acrylonitrile in which the carbon-carbon double bond has been reduced to a single bond. | propionitrile |
| rhodiocyanoside a | A cyanogenic glycoside that is (2Z)-2-methylbut-2-enenitrile attached to a beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy at position 4. Isolated from Rhodiola quadrifida, it exhibits anti-allergic activity. | rhodiocyanoside A |
| trichloroacetonitrile | | Trichloroacetonitrile |