00700

Acetonitrile

≥99.5% (GC), ACS reagent, puriss. p.a.

• Synonym(s): ACN, Cyanomethane, Ethyl nitrile, Methyl cyanide
• Linear Formula: CH₃CN
• CAS Number: 75-05-8
• Molecular Weight: 41.05
• Beilstein: 741857
• EC Number: 200-835-2
• MDL number: MFCD00001878
• UNSPSC Code: 12352001
• PubChem Substance ID: 329747121

Properties

• product name: Acetonitrile, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, ≥99.5% (GC)
• grade: ACS reagent; puriss. p.a.
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: 1.41 (vs air); 1.41 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C); 72.8 mmHg
• Assay: ≥99.5% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 973 °F
• expl. lim.: 16 %; 8 % (lit.)
• impurities: ≤0.001% free alkali (as NH₃); ≤0.005% free acid (as CH₃COOH); ≤0.1% benzene (GC); ≤0.2% propionitrile (GC); ≤0.2% water
• evapn. residue: ≤0.001%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.344 (lit.); n20/D 1.344
• bp: 81-82 °C (lit.); 81-82 °C (lit.)
• mp: -48 °C (lit.); −45 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• cation traces: Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg; Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg; Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg; Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg; Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg; Cu: ≤0.05 mg/kg; Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg; K: ≤0.5 mg/kg; Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg; Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg; Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg; Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg
• SMILES string: CC#N
• format: neat
• InChI: 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
• InChI key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Acetonitrile (MeCN) is a polar solvent.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H225,H302 + H312 + H332,H319
• Precautionary Statements: 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 Code: 3 - Flammable liquids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): 35.6 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 2.0 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves