Applications
4-Aminobenzonitrile is used as an amino substituted benzonitrile with hypotensive activity and as a radioprotective agent. It is also used as a derivatization reagent in the capillary zone electrophoretic analysis of aldoses, ketoses and uronic acid. Further, it is used in the preparation of methacrylic monomers containing pendant azobenzene structures and polythiophenes containing an azobenzene moiety in the side-chain.

Solubility
Soluble in ethyl acetate, dichloromethane and chloroform. Insoluble in water.

Notes
Light sensitive. Incompatible with acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, chloroformates and strong oxidizing agents.