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34888

Acetonitrile

≥99.9% (GC), for HPLC, for UV, suitable for UV/Vis spectroscopy, HPLC

Synonym(s):

Methyl cyanide, Anhydrous ACN, Dry MeCN

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Linear Formula:
CH3CN
CAS Number:
75-05-8
Molecular Weight:
41.05
NACRES:
NA.03
PubChem Substance ID:
329755087
eCl@ss:
39031501
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Number:
200-835-2
MDL number:
MFCD00001878
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
741857
Assay:
≥99.9% (GC)
Technique(s):
HPLC: suitable, UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable
Bp:
81-82 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Acetonitrile, ≥99.9% (GC)

Quality Segment

100

vapor density

1.41 (vs air)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

973 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

≤0.0002% free alkali (as NH3), ≤0.0005% non-volatile matter, ≤0.002% free acid (as CH3COOH), ≤0.02% water (Karl Fischer), ≤0.5 ppb fluorescence (quinine) at 365 nm, ≤1 ppb fluorescence (quinine) at 254 nm

transmittance

195 nm, ≥65%, 200 nm, ≥88%, 210 nm, ≥93%, 235 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.)

format

neat

SMILES string

CC#N

InChI

1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3

InChI key

WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application


  • Optimizing corn silage quality during hot summer conditions of the tropics: Details the application of 96% acetic acid in agricultural practices to improve fermentation quality and nutrient stability in silage, contributing to more sustainable farming methods (Khan et al., 2023).

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Important notice
  • The article number 34888-4X2.5L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34888-2.5L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.
  • The article number 34888-6X1L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34888-1L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.
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GHS02,GHS07

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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

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

35.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

2.0 °C - closed cup

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