05/08/2025
ACETONITRILE
ACS REAGENTS
Key Properties and Uses:
Physical Properties: Colorless liquid, volatile, flammable, with an ether-like odor.
Chemical Formula: CH₃CN.
IUPAC Name: Acetonitrile.
Other Names: Methyl cyanide, cyanomethane.
Melting Point: -45 °C.
Boiling Point: 82 °C.
Density: 786 kg/m³.
Solvent: Highly versatile solvent, especially in pharmaceutical synthesis, purification, and formulation.
Analytical Chemistry: Used as a solvent or mobile phase in chromatography.
Other Uses: Pharmaceutical manufacturing, perfume production, rubber products, pesticides, acrylic nail removers, and lithium-ion batteries.
