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Substance: isobutyronitrile 				Other Names: 2-methylpropanenitrile; isopropyl cyanide

Formula: C4H7N						CAS-No.: 78-82-0	PubChem: CID 6559

Study: UV absorption spectra


Authors: B. Sivaraman, S. Pavithraa, J.-I. Lo, B.N. Raja Sekhar, H. Hill, B.-M. Cheng, N.J. Mason

Title: Vacuum ultraviolet photoabsorption spectra of nitrile ices for their identification on Pluto

Journal/Source: Astrophys. J., 825, 141, (2016); http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/825/2/141


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 110 - 180 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 10 - 130 K

Temperature dependence: yes

Pressure/Concentration: 

Phase: condensed phase (pure ice)

pH:


Comments: The (CH3)2CHCN spectrum recorded at 10 K was found to show strong absorption in the 110–146 nm region with two strong peaks centered around 120 and 139 nm.Beyond this, spectra showed an extended absorption up until 170 nm.