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Linear Formula:
CH3CN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
41.05
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-835-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
741857
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.8% (GC)
Technique(s):
UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable
Bp:
81-82 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
Product Name
Acetonitrile, ≥99.8% (GC)
vapor density
1.41 (vs air)
Quality Level
vapor pressure
72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
assay
≥99.8% (GC)
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
973 °F
expl. lim.
16 %
technique(s)
UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable
impurities
≤0.1% water
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.)
UV absorption
λ: 220 nm Amax: 0.3, λ: 240 nm Amax: 0.01
application(s)
food and beverages
format
neat
SMILES string
CC#N
InChI
1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
InChI key
WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Acetonitrile (MeCN) is widely employed as a solvent in various studies and has high dielectric constant (37.5). Various purification procedures to obtain different grades of acetonitrile for use in different studies (polarography, spectroscopy, etc.) have been reported by many researchers.
Application
Acetonitrile (MeCN) may be used as an extraction solvent for the quantification of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.
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Danger
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
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Purification of acetonitrile.
Walter M and Ramaley L.
Analytical Chemistry, 45(1), 165-166 (1973)
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

