34881

Acetonitrile

≥99.8% (GC), suitable for HPLC-GC, gas chromatography (GC), HPLC

• Synonym(s): ACN, Cyanomethane, Ethyl nitrile, Methyl cyanide
• Linear Formula: CH₃CN
• CAS Number: 75-05-8
• Molecular Weight: 41.05
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 741857
• EC Number: 200-835-2
• MDL number: MFCD00001878
• UNSPSC Code: 41116105
• eCl@ss: 39031501
• PubChem Substance ID: 329755084
• NACRES: NA.03
• assay: ≥99.8% (GC)
• technique(s): HPLC-GC: suitable; HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• application(s): food and beverages
• bp: 81-82 °C (lit.)
• vapor pressure: 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Properties

• Product Name: Acetonitrile, suitable for HPLC-GC, ≥99.8% (GC)
• vapor density: 1.41 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor pressure: 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99.8% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 973 °F
• expl. lim.: 16 %
• technique(s): HPLC-GC: suitable; HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• impurities: ≤0.0005% non-volatile matter; ≤0.001% free acid (as CH₃COOH); ≤0.1% water (Karl Fischer)
• transmittance: 200 nm, ≥50%; 220 nm, ≥90%; 240 nm, ≥99%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.344 (lit.)
• bp: 81-82 °C (lit.)
• mp: −45 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): food and beverages
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CC#N
• InChI: 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
• InChI key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Acetonitrile (MeCN) may be used as an extraction solvent during the quantification of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.

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.

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H302 + H312 + H332,H319
• pcodes: P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 35.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 2.0 °C - closed cup