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Acetonitrile

Name: Acetonitrile
Brand: SIAL

≥98.0%, analytical standard, suitable for gas chromatography (GC), HPLC

Synonym(s):

Methyl cyanide, Anhydrous ACN, Dry MeCN

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Linear Formula:

CH₃CN

CAS Number:

75-05-8

Molecular Weight:

41.05

NACRES:

NA.03

PubChem Substance ID:

329757035

eCl@ss:

39031501

UNSPSC Code:

12191502

EC Number:

200-835-2

MDL number:

MFCD00001878

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

741857

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Properties

Product Name

Acetonitrile, analytical standard

grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

100

vapor density

1.41 (vs air)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥98.0%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

973 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

16 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.344 (lit.)

bp

81-82 °C (lit.)

mp

−45 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble (completely)

density

0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CC#N

InChI

1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3

InChI key

WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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technique(s) HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable	technique(s) -	technique(s) -	technique(s) -
form liquid	form liquid	form liquid	form liquid
format neat	format neat	format neat	format neat
Quality Level 100	Quality Level 300	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200
grade analytical standard	grade ACS reagent	grade ACS reagent, reagent grade	grade ACS reagent, reagent grade

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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

flash_point_f

35.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

2.0 °C - closed cup

ppe

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