437557

Acetonitrile

≥99.5%, ACS reagent, suitable for solid phase extraction (SPE)

• 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: 24867381

Properties

• product name: Acetonitrile, ≥99.5%, ACS reagent
• grade: ACS reagent
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: 1.41 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• Assay: ≥99.5%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 973 °F
• expl. lim.: 16 %
• technique(s): solid phase extraction (SPE): suitable
• impurities: ≤0.3% water; ≤0.6 μeq/g Titr. base; ≤8 μeq/g Titr. acid
• evapn. residue: ≤0.005%
• color: APHA: ≤10
• 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.)
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CC#N
• InChI: 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
• InChI key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Acetonitrile (MeCN), an aliphatic nitrile, is a colorless liquid with a characteristic odor. MeCN has low viscosity, high elution strength and is highly miscible in water. It is widely used as a solvent and intermediate in organic syntheses and is transparent to UV-visible light, making it highly applicable in spectrophotometric and fluorimetric techniques. It also plays a major role as an extractant medium in liquid-liquid extraction, solid-phase extraction or microextraction.

Application

Acetonitrile may be used as solvent in the following processes:

• Organic synthesis
• Liquid-liquid extraction, solid-phase extraction or microextraction.
• Spectrophotometric and fluorimetric techniques.
• Electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries
• Determination of pKa values of organic superbases using the isodensity polarization continuum model (IPCM).

Features and Benefits

ACS solvents meet or exceed the high standards of the American Chemical Society (ACS) ,with test specifications that are specialized to every compound. According to the American Chemical Society, ACS reagent grade implies that it is a substance of sufficient purity to be used in most chemical analyses or reactions.

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