Acetonitrile

August 13th, 2008 by

Acetonitrile

IUPAC name
Ethanenitrile
Other names
Methyl cyanide; cyanomethane
Identifiers
CAS number
RTECS number
AL7700000
SMILES
 
CC#N
InChI
 
1/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
Properties
Molecular formula
C2H3N
Molar mass
41.05 g/mol
Appearance
colorless liquid
Density
0.786 g/mL liquid
Melting point
−45 °C
Boiling point
82 °C
Solubility in water
miscible
Solubility
organic solvents
Acidity (pKa)
25
Hazards
MSDS
External MSDS
EU classification
Flammable, harmful
NFPA 704

3
2
0
 
R-phrases
R11, R20/21/22, R36
S-phrases
(S1/2), S16, S36/37
Flash point
2 °C
Related compounds
Related nitriles
propionitrile, butyronitrile
Related compounds
acetic acid, acetamide, ethylamine
Supplementary data page
Structure and
properties
n, εr, etc.
Thermodynamic
data
Phase behaviour
Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data
UV, IR, NMR, MS
Except where noted otherwise, data are [...]

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