Acetonitrile
SIAL/RTC000080 - Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material
Synonym: Acetonitrile; ACN; Cyanomethane; Ethyl nitrile; Methyl cyanide
CAS Number: 75-05-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H3N
Molecular Weight: 41.05
MDL Number: MFCD00001878
Linear Formula: CH3CN
Product Type: Chemical
agency | traceable to USP 1601340 |
autoignition temp. | 973 °F |
bp | 81-82 °C (lit.) |
CofA | current certificate can be downloaded |
density | 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
expl. lim. | 16 % |
grade | certified reference material |
pharmaceutical secondary standard | |
InChI | 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3 |
InChI key | WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | −45 °C (lit.) |
packaging | pkg of 20 mL |
Quality Level | 300 ![]() |
refractive index | n |
SMILES string | CC#N |
storage temp. | 2-30°C |
vapor density | 1.41 (vs air) |
vapor pressure | 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
Analysis Note: | These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP and BP primary standards, where they are available. |
Footnote: | To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAB9799 in the Documents slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive. |
General description: | Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards |
Other Notes: | This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis. |
Symbol | ![]() ![]() |
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 |
WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
Flash Point(F) | 35.6 °F |
Flash Point(C) | 2 °C |
bp | 81-82 °C (lit.) |
mp | −45 °C (lit.) |
Density | 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
Refractive Index | n |
Storage Temp. | 2-30°C |
UNSPSC | 41116107 |