This chemical is called Benzenepropanenitrile, 4-methyl-β-oxo-, and its systematic name is 3-(4-methylphenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile. With the molecular formula of C₁₀H₉NO, its molecular weight is 159.18. The CAS registry number of this chemical is 7391-28-8.

Other characteristics of the Benzenepropanenitrile, 4-methyl-β-oxo- can be summarised as followings: (1)ACD/LogP: 1.43; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 1.43; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 1.35; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 7.17; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 5.97; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 142.49; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 118.53; (9)#H bond acceptors: 2; (10)#H bond donors: 0; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (12)Polar Surface Area: 40.86 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.532; (14)Molar Refractivity: 45.65 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 147.1 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 18.09×10^-24cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 43.6 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.081 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 146.2 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 55.97 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 318.2 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 0.000367 mmHg at 25°C.  

Production method of this chemical: The Benzenepropanenitrile, 4-methyl-β-oxo- could be obtained by the reactant of 2-cyano-3-hydroxy-3-p-tolyl-acrylic acid tert-butyl ester. This reaction needs the reagent of TFA, and the solvent of CH₂Cl₂. The yield is 65 %. In addition, this reaction should be taken for 3.5 hours at the ambient temperature.

Uses of this chemical: The 2-(5-nitro-thiazol-2-yl)-5-p-tolyl-2H-pyrazol-3-ylamine could be obtained by the reactants of Benzenepropanenitrile, 4-methyl-β-oxo- and 2-hydrazino-5-nitro-thiazole. This reaction needs the solvent of ethanol. The yield is 52 %. This reaction should be taken for 42 minutes. The other condition is heating.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure: 
1.SMILES: O=C(c1ccc(cc1)C)CC#N
2.InChI: InChI=1/C10H9NO/c1-8-2-4-9(5-3-8)10(12)6-7-11/h2-5H,6H2,1H3
3.InChIKey: AIECDYDQPCANJK-UHFFFAOYAU