Acetonitrile
Alternate Names: methyl cyanide
Database ID: 7
| Formula: | C2H3N |
| CAS: | 75-05-8 |
| Formula Weight: | 41.05 g/mol |
| Density: | 0.786 g/cm3 |
| Melting Point: | -48 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 81-82 °C |
| Purity: | -- |
| Concentration: | -- |
Hazard and Safety Information
| Signal Word: | Danger! |
| Oral-LD50: | 2460 mg/kg |
| Flash Point: | 2 °C |
| Auto Ignition: | 523 °C |
| Flinn Family: | -- |
GHS Hazard Statement: Highly flammable liquid and vapour. Harmful if swallowed. Harmful in contact with skin. Harmful if inhaled. Causes serious eye irritation.
GHS Precautionary Statement: Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. No smoking. Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
General Hazard Information: May be harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. May cause skin and respiratory tract irritation. Metabolized to cyanide in the body, which may cause headache, dizziness, weakness, unconsciousness, convulsions, coma and possible death.
Storage: No storage recommendations on record.
Disposal: General and institutional diposal instructions can go here.Spectra
Infrared - NIST Chemistry Webbook
Title: ACETONITRILE State: LIQUID (NEAT) Instrument: BECKMAN IR-9 (GRATING) Parameters: ORDER CHANGES AT 670, 1200, 2000 CM^-^1 Filename: ./spectra/external/IR/7/7-b-IR-NIST-neat.jdx
UV-vis - NIST Chemistry Webbook
Title: Acetonitrile Instrument: Bekman DK-1 Filename: ./spectra/external/UV/7/7-b-UV-NIST.jdx
Mass Spec - NIST Chemistry Webbook
Title: Acetonitrile Filename: ./spectra/external/MS/7/7-b-MS-NIST.jdx