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Acrylonitrile

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
Vinyl cyanide
Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
53.06
Beilstein:
605310
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

1.83 (vs air)

vapor pressure

86 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98% (GC)

autoignition temp.

897 °F

quality

stabilized

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

17 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.391 (lit.)

bp

77 °C (lit.)

mp

−83 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C=CC#N

InChI

1S/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2

InChI key

NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Acrylonitrile (AN) is a volatile liquid mostly used in manufacturing plastics and polymers.

Application

AN may have been used as standard during headspace gas chromatography for the determination of AN monomer in plastic containers and carbonated beverages.
Acrylonitrile is used in the manufacture of acrylic fibers, resins (acrylonitrile butadiene-styrene, styrene-acrylonitrile and others) and nitrile rubbers (butadiene-acrylonitrile).
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Biochem/physiol Actions

An industrial carcinogen that is a multisite carcinogen in rats and possibly carcinogenic to humans.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

23.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

-5 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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Determination of acrylonitrile monomer in plastic packaging and beverages by headspace gas chromatography.
Gawell, GB-M.
Analyst, 104.1235, 106-110 (1979)
Role of cytochrome P450 2E1 in the metabolism of acrylamide and acrylonitrile in mice.
Sumner SC
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 12(11), 1110-1116 (1999)
J Whysner et al.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, 27(3), 217-239 (1998-08-07)
Acrylonitrile (ACN) exposure is associated with tumors in rat brain, Zymbal gland, and mammary gland. Adducts affecting base pairing were formed in isolated DNA exposed in vitro to the ACN metabolite cyanoethylene oxide (CNEO). DNA from liver, which is not
Philip Cole et al.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, 52(3), 342-351 (2008-10-18)
Several retrospective cohort epidemiology studies evaluated a number of health outcomes in workers exposed to acrylonitrile (AN). The epidemiology studies included in this review have been published since 1970 and were identified through Ovid and MEDLINE retrieval services using search
Acrylonitrile and human cancer--an overview.
D Coggon et al.
Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 24 Suppl 2, 81-82 (1998-08-26)

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