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Acrylonitrile

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Vinyl cyanide

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCN
CAS Number:
107-13-1
Molecular Weight:
53.06
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329753817
EC Number:
203-466-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605310
MDL number:
MFCD00001927
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

1.83 (vs air)

vapor pressure

86 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥98% (GC)

autoignition temp.

897 °F

quality

stabilized

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

17 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.391 (lit.)

bp

77 °C (lit.)

mp

−83 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C=CC#N

InChI

1S/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2

InChI key

NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Acrylonitrile (AN) is a volatile liquid mostly used in manufacturing plastics and polymers.

Application

AN may have been used as standard during headspace gas chromatography for the determination of AN monomer in plastic containers and carbonated beverages.
Acrylonitrile is used in the manufacture of acrylic fibers, resins (acrylonitrile butadiene-styrene, styrene-acrylonitrile and others) and nitrile rubbers (butadiene-acrylonitrile).
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Biochem/physiol Actions

An industrial carcinogen that is a multisite carcinogen in rats and possibly carcinogenic to humans.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

23.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-5 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCP0030
BCCL7824
BCCG4715
BCCD0594
BCCB7921

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Determination of acrylonitrile monomer in plastic packaging and beverages by headspace gas chromatography.
Gawell, GB-M.
Analyst, 104.1235, 106-110 (1979)
Role of cytochrome P450 2E1 in the metabolism of acrylamide and acrylonitrile in mice.
Sumner SC
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 12(11), 1110-1116 (1999)
J Whysner et al.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, 27(3), 217-239 (1998-08-07)
Acrylonitrile (ACN) exposure is associated with tumors in rat brain, Zymbal gland, and mammary gland. Adducts affecting base pairing were formed in isolated DNA exposed in vitro to the ACN metabolite cyanoethylene oxide (CNEO). DNA from liver, which is not
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