Acetonitrile

Product Name

Acetonitrile, suitable for HPLC, gradient grade, ≥99.9% (GC)

grade

gradient grade

Quality Level

100

SMILES string

CC#N

InChI

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

InChI key

WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

vapor density

1.41 (vs air)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

973 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

16 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% free alkali (as NH₃), ≤0.005% free acid (as CH₃COOH), ≤0.02% water, ≤1 ppb quinine fluor., 254 nm, ≤1 ppb quinine fluor., 365 nm

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

refractive index

n20/D 1.344

bp

81-82 °C (lit.)

mp

−45 °C (lit.)

density

0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

absorption

≤1 mAU at 254 nm, ≤5 mAU at 210 nm

λ

1 cm path, H₂O reference

UV absorption

λ: 200 nm A_max: 0.1, λ: 210 nm A_max: 0.035, λ: 220 nm A_max: 0.02, λ: 230 nm A_max: 0.01, λ: 240 nm A_max: 0.005

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat