34881-M

Acetonitrile

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

• Synonym(s): ACN, Cyanomethane, Ethyl nitrile, Methyl cyanide
• Linear Formula: CH₃CN
• CAS Number: 75-05-8
• Molecular Weight: 41.05
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 741857
• EC Number: 200-835-2
• MDL number: MFCD00001878
• UNSPSC Code: 12190000
• eCl@ss: 39031501
• PubChem Substance ID: 329755084
• NACRES: NA.03

Properties

• product name: Acetonitrile, suitable for HPLC-GC, ≥99.8% (GC)
• grade: HPLC grade
• 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
• 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.)
• solubility: water: soluble
• density: 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): general analytical
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CC#N
• InChI: 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
• InChI key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Acetonitrile (MeCN) may be used as an extraction solvent during the quantification of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.

Other Notes

Important notice

• The article number 34881-6X1L-M will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34881-1L-M which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.

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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 °C - closed cup