Acetonitrile
SIGALD/34881 - suitable for HPLC-GC, ≥99.8% (GC)
Synonym: ACN; Cyanomethane; Ethyl nitrile; Methyl cyanide
CAS Number: 75-05-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H3N
Molecular Weight: 41.05
EC Number: 200-835-2
MDL Number: MFCD00001878
Linear Formula: CH3CN
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | food and beverages |
| assay | ≥99.8% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 973 °F |
| bp | 81-82 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 16 % |
| form | liquid |
| format | neat |
| impurities | ≤0.0005% non-volatile matter |
| ≤0.001% free acid (as CH3COOH) | |
| ≤0.1% water (Karl Fischer) | |
| InChI | 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3 |
| InChI key | WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −45 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | CC#N |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC-GC: suitable | |
| HPLC: suitable | |
| transmittance | 200 nm, ≥50% |
| 220 nm, ≥90% | |
| 240 nm, ≥99% | |
| vapor density | 1.41 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Acetonitrile (MeCN) may be used as an extraction solvent during the quantification of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. |
| Application: | Used in the method development for pain panel and illicit drugs in clinical urine samples by LC-MS/MS. It may be used as an extraction solvent during the quantification of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. |
| Other Notes: | Important notice • The article number 34881-4X2.5L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34881-2.5L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. |
| Packaging: | 1, 6×1, 2.5, 4×2.5 L in glass bottle |
| Recommended products: | Discover LiChropur reagents ideal for HPLC or LC-MS analysis |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H302 + H312 + H332 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 11-20/21/22-36 |
| Safety Statements | 16-36/37 |
| RIDADR | UN 1648 3 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 42.8 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 6.0 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99.8% (GC) |
| bp | 81-82 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −45 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 41116105 |