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34881

Sigma-Aldrich

Acetonitrile

≥99.8% (GC), suitable for HPLC-GC, gas chromatography (GC), HPLC

Synonym(s):

ACN, Cyanomethane, Ethyl nitrile, Methyl cyanide

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Linear Formula:
CH3CN
CAS Number:
75-05-8
Molecular Weight:
41.05
Beilstein:
741857
EC Number:
200-835-2
MDL number:
MFCD00001878
UNSPSC Code:
41116105
eCl@ss:
39031501
PubChem Substance ID:
329755084
NACRES:
NA.03

product name

Acetonitrile, suitable for HPLC-GC, ≥99.8% (GC)

vapor density

1.41 (vs air)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.8% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

973 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

technique(s)

HPLC-GC: suitable
HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% non-volatile matter
≤0.001% free acid (as CH3COOH)
≤0.1% water (Karl Fischer)

transmittance

200 nm, ≥50%
220 nm, ≥90%
240 nm, ≥99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.344 (lit.)

bp

81-82 °C (lit.)

mp

−45 °C (lit.)

density

0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

CC#N

InChI

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

InChI key

WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Acetonitrile (MeCN) may be used as an extraction solvent during the quantification of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.
Used in the method development for pain panel and illicit drugs in clinical urine samples by LC-MS/MS.
It may be used as an extraction solvent during the quantification of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.

Other Notes

Important notice
  • The article number 34881-4X2.5L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34881-2.5L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.

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Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

35.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

2.0 °C - closed cup

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Michelangelo Anastassiades et al.
Journal of AOAC International, 86(2), 412-431 (2003-05-02)
A simple, fast, and inexpensive method for the determination of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables is introduced. The procedure involves initial single-phase extraction of 10 g sample with 10 mL acetonitrile, followed by liquid-liquid partitioning formed by addition of
Timo Glatter et al.
Molecular systems biology, 5, 237-237 (2009-01-22)
Protein complexes represent major functional units for the execution of biological processes. Systematic affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry (AP-MS) yielded a wealth of information on the compendium of protein complexes expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, global AP-MS analysis of
Divya Subramonian et al.
Journal of proteome research, 13(9), 3905-3918 (2014-07-30)
SUMOylation is an essential posttranslational modification and regulates many cellular processes. Dysregulation of SUMOylation plays a critical role in metastasis, yet how its perturbation affects this lethal process of cancer is not well understood. We found that SUMO-2/3 modification is
Changting Xiao et al.
Diabetes, 63(7), 2394-2401 (2014-03-04)
The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor sitagliptin, an antidiabetic agent, which lowers blood glucose levels, also reduces postprandial lipid excursion after a mixed meal. The underlying mechanism of this effect, however, is not clear. This study examined the production and clearance of
K Kishii et al.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 20(5), 424-430 (2013-10-16)
The clinical relevance of Acinetobacter species, other than A. baumannii, as human pathogens has not been sufficiently assessed owing to the insufficiency of simple phenotypic clinical diagnostic laboratory tests. Infections caused by these organisms have different impacts on clinical outcome
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