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34881-M

Acetonitrile

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

Synonym(s):

Methyl cyanide, Anhydrous ACN, Dry MeCN

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Linear Formula:
CH3CN
CAS Number:
75-05-8
Molecular Weight:
41.05
NACRES:
NA.03
PubChem Substance ID:
329755084
eCl@ss:
39031501
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
EC Number:
200-835-2
MDL number:
MFCD00001878
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
741857
Assay:
≥99.8% (GC)
Grade:
HPLC grade
Technique(s):
HPLC-GC: suitable, HPLC: suitable
Bp:
81-82 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

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

grade

HPLC grade

Quality Level

100

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

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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GHS02,GHS07

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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 °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