Acetonitrile (CH3CN)
Acetonitrile, Optima™ LC/MS Grade, Fisher Chemical
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: 1878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, Ultra Gradient Grade, BAKER ANALYZED HPLC, J.T.Baker™
Molecular Formula: C2H3N Synonym: Ethanenitrile, Cyanomethane, Methyl cyanide
Honeywell Riedel-de Haen™ Acetonitrile, CHROMASOLV™, ≥99.9%, for LC-MS, Honeywell Riedel-de Haën™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Honeywell Riedel-de Haen™ Acetonitrile, CHROMASOLV™, for HPLC, gradient grade, ≥99.9%, Honeywell Riedel-de Haën™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Honeywell Riedel-de Haen™ Acetonitrile CHROMASOLV™ Plus, for HPLC, ≥99.9%, Honeywell Riedel-de Haën™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Honeywell Riedel-de Haen™ Acetonitrile, LC-MS Ultra CHROMASOLV™, Honeywell Riedel-de Haën™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, for UHPLC Gradient Grade Analysis
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: 1878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Honeywell Riedel-de Haen™ Acetonitrile E CHROMASOLV™, for HPLC, for UV, ≥99.9% (GC), Honeywell Riedel-de Haën™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, 99.9+%, Extra Dry, AcroSeal™, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, 99.8%, for HPLC, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, 99.9%, Extra Dry over Molecular Sieve, AcroSeal™, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, anhydrous, >99.8%, Alfa Aesar™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile with 0.1% Trifluoroacetic Acid (v/v), Optima™ LC/MS Grade
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: 4169 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, 99+%, extra pure, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Alfa Aesar™ Acetonitrile, LC-MS Grade, 99.8%
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, HPLC Gradient Grade, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile, HPLC Grade, 99.7+% min, Alfa Aesar™
CAS: 75-05-8 Molecular Formula: C2H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 41.053 MDL Number: MFCD00001878 InChI Key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, ethyl nitrile, methane, cyano, acetonitril, cyanure de methyl, methylkyanid, mecn PubChem CID: 6342 ChEBI: CHEBI:38472 IUPAC Name: acetonitrile SMILES: CC#N
Acetonitrile (CH3CN), CAS 75-05-8, also known as methyl cyanide or cyanomethane, is the simplest organic nitrile. Produced mainly as a byproduct of manufacturing acrylonitrile, acetonitrile is a colorless liquid with an ether-like odor.
Available in various grades, acetonitrile is commonly used in the laboratory:
- As a polar aprotic solvent for a variety of organic reactions
- For such applications as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
- For reverse-phase HPLC as an alternative to methanol
In industry, it is likewise used as a solvent for the manufacture of such products as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and perfumes.
When heated, acetonitrile emanates highly toxic hydrogen cyanide fumes and produces flammable vapors in reaction with water, steam, or acids. Exposure to acetonitrile in liquid or vapor form may irritate the eyes, nose, and respiratory tract. Long-term exposure may cause central nervous system damage. Handlers should wear protective gloves, proper eye and face protection, and avoid breathing fumes. Acetonitrile should be kept away from open flames, hot surfaces, and sources of ignition and stored in a well-ventilated, cool, tightly closed container.