Acrylonitrile
SIAL/31564 - analytical standard
Synonym: Vinyl cyanide
CAS Number: 107-13-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C3H3N
Molecular Weight: 53.06
EC Number: 203-466-5
MDL Number: MFCD00001927
Linear Formula: CH2=CHCN
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics environmental food and beverages personal care |
| assay | ≥98% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 897 °F |
| bp | 77 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 17 % |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2 |
| InChI key | NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −83 °C (lit.) |
| quality | stabilized |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | C=CC#N |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC: suitable | |
| vapor density | 1.83 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 86 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Acrylonitrile is used in the manufacture of acrylic fibers, resins (acrylonitrile butadiene-styrene, styrene-acrylonitrile and others) and nitrile rubbers (butadiene-acrylonitrile) |
| Application: | AN may have been used as standard during headspace gas chromatography for the determination of AN monomer in plastic containers and carbonated beverages. |
| Application: | Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | An industrial carcinogen that is a multisite carcinogen in rats and possibly carcinogenic to humans. |
| General description: | Acrylonitrile (AN) is a volatile liquid mostly used in manufacturing plastics and polymers. |
| Symbol |      GHS02,GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H301 + H311 + H331 - H315 - H317 - H318 - H335 - H350 - H361fd - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,T,N |
| Risk Statements | 45-63-11-23/24/25-37/38-41-43-51/53-62 |
| Safety Statements | 53-36/37-45-61 |
| RIDADR | UN1093 - class 3 - PG 1 - Acrylonitrile, stabilized |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 23.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | -5 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥98% (GC) |
| bp | 77 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −83 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 41116107 |