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Acetonitrile

99.8%, ZerO2®, anhydrous

Synonym(s):

Acetonitrile ZerO2®, Degassed and low oxygen acetonitrile, Methyl cyanide, Anhydrous ACN, Dry MeCN

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CN
CAS Number:
75-05-8
Molecular Weight:
41.05
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
200-835-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
741857
MDL number:
MFCD00001878
Assay:
99.8%
Grade:
ZerO2®
Bp:
81-82 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Acetonitrile, anhydrous, ZerO2®, 99.8%

grade

ZerO2®

Quality Segment

100

vapor density

1.41 (vs air)

vapor pressure

72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

99.8%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

973 °F

quality

anhydrous

expl. lim.

16 %

dilution

(for analytical testing)

impurities

≤0.001% water
water

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

ZerO2 products are rigorously degassed with highly pure inert gas providing solvents and solutions (anhydrous if specified) with very low residual oxygen content.

Legal Information

ZerO2 is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

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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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