AX0142

Acetonitrile

≥99.9% (GC), gradient grade, suitable for LC/MS, gas chromatography (GC), HPLC, OmniSolv^®

• Synonym(s): ACN, Cyanomethane, Ethyl nitrile, Methyl cyanide
• Linear Formula: CH₃CN
• CAS Number: 75-05-8
• Molecular Weight: 41.05
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 741857
• MDL number: MFCD00001878
• UNSPSC Code: 12352117
• EC Index Number: 200-835-2

Properties

• product name: Acetonitrile, gradient grade OmniSolv^®
• vapor density: 1.41 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor pressure: 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C); 97 hPa ( 20 °C)
• product line: OmniSolv^®
• assay: ≥99.9% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 973 °F
• expl. lim.: 16 %
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; LC/MS: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• impurities: ≤0.02% Water (H₂O); ≤0.16 μeq/g Titrable base; ≤20 ppm Propionitrile; ≤8.0 μeq/g Titrable acid
• evapn. residue: ≤1 ppm
• color: APHA: ≤10
• refractive index: n20/D 1.344 (lit.)
• bp: 81-82 °C (lit.)
• mp: −45 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: flash point 2 °C
• density: 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• UV cutoff: ≤189 nm
• UV absorption: λ: 189 nm A_max: ≤1.00; λ: 195 nm A_max: ≤0.15; λ: 210 nm A_max: ≤0.03; λ: 230 nm A_max: ≤0.005; λ: 250 nm A_max: ≤0.005; λ: 270 nm A_max: ≤0.005
• format: neat
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: CC#N
• InChI: 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
• InChI key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Acetonitrile is a water-soluble polar organic solvent with exceptional solubilizing power, unique chromatographic properties, and ideal spectroscopic characteristics.

Application

Acetonitrile is used as a solvent:

• To prepare mobile phase for LC/MS analysis of bioactive components in Graviola leaf extracts.
• In Reversed-phase HPLC.
• A solvent in chemical synthesis
• A solvent for sample preparation, including extraction, dilution, and dissolution of compounds prior to analysis.

Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Analysis Note

Assay (GC)99.9% minColor (APHA)10 maxEvaporation residue1ppm maxFiltered through 0.2 µm filterTo pass testFluorescence (as quinine base)300ppt maxFormClear liquidGradient at 210 nm0.002AU maxGradient at 254 nm0.0003AU maxIdentity (IR-spectrum)ConformsPropionitrile20ppm maxRefractive index (at 20°C)1.343-1.345Titrable acid8.0µeq/g maxTitrable base0.16µeq/g maxUV Abs. at 189 nm1.00AU maxUV Abs. at 195 nm0.15AU maxUV Abs. at 210 nm0.03AU maxUV Abs. at 230 nm0.005AU maxUV Abs. at 250 nm0.005AU maxUV Abs. at 270 nm0.005AU maxUV Cut-off189nm maxWater (H2O)0.02% max

Legal Information

OMNISOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H302 + H312 + H332,H319
• pcodes: P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 35.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 2.0 °C - closed cup