Acetonitrile
acetonitrile, cyanomethane, ethyl nitrile, methyl cyanide, ethane nitrile, MeCN, ethanenitrile, miller's fumigrain
How to detect Acetonitrile
Formula: CH3CN | CAS: 75-05-8
Synonyms: acetonitrile, cyanomethane, ethyl nitrile, methyl cyanide, ethane nitrile, MeCN, ethanenitrile, miller's fumigrain
Specification
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Formula | CH3CN |
| CAS no. | 75-05-8 |
| Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | ZR |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | ZR |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | ZR |
| ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.586 |
| Molecular Weight, g/mole | 41.1 |
| Melting point, °C | '-48 |
| Boiling point, °C | 81 |
| Flash point, °C | 5.6 |
| Lower Explosive Limit, % | 4.4 |
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Density, g.cm⁻³ | 0.786 |
| Ionisation Energy, eV | 12.2 |
| EH40 TWA, ppm | 40 |
| EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ | 68 |
| EH40 STEL, ppm | 60 |
| EH40 STEL, mg.m⁻³ | 102 |
| NIOSH TWA REL, ppm | 20 |
| NIOSH TWA REL, mg.m⁻³ | 34 |
| NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 500 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, ppm | 40 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, mg.m⁻³ | 70 |









