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900667

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Acetonitrile

for UHPLC, suitable for mass spectrometry (MS)

Synonym(s):
ACN, Cyanomethane, Ethyl nitrile, Methyl cyanide
Linear Formula:
CH3CN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
41.05
Beilstein:
741857
EC Number:
MDL number:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

1.41 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.92%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

973 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

technique(s)

mass spectrometry (MS): suitable

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

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vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.92%

assay

99.8%

assay

≥99.9%

assay

≥99.9%

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

973 °F

autoignition temp.

973 °F

autoignition temp.

973 °F

autoignition temp.

525 °F, 973 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

expl. lim.

16 %

expl. lim.

16 %

expl. lim.

16 %

General description

Acetonitrile, an aliphatic nitrile, is a highly volatile, aprotic polar organic solvent that finds wide use in analytical determinations. It is UV-transparent − a property that facilitates its utilization in spectrophotometric and fluorimetric analyses. Its low viscosity, high elution strength and miscibility in water makes it viable in many chromatography systems.
Its other applications include its use as a mobile phase additive and as an extraction solvent in liquid-liquid extraction (LLC), solid-phase extraction (SPE) and microextraction for chromatographic applications, etc.

Application

Acetonitrile may be used:
  • As an extraction solvent for the quantification of pesticide analytes in foodstuffs and tea, industrial dyes in juice and wine by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS).
  • As an organic modifier in the determination of bisphenol A-diglycidyl ether, bisphenol F-diglycidyl ether and their derivatives in canned food and beverages by fast LC–MS/MS.

Acetonitrile, an organic solvent, is used as a mobile phase/extraction solvent in the ultra-high performance liquid chromatorgraphy − tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS) analysis of pesticides in tobacco samples. It can be potentially used with a reverse-phase column to determine the concentration of diclofenac (DCF).

Pictograms

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

35.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

2.0 °C - closed cup


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