acetonitrile
chemical compound
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Summary
acetonitrile is a type of chemical entity[1]. acetonitrile ranks in the top 3% of type of chemical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,047 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Canonical SMILES: CC#N[3]
- Chemical formula: C₂H₃N[4]
- Subclass of: nitrile[5]
- Commons category: Acetonitrile[6]
- Has part(s): nitrogen[7], carbon[8]
- Refractive index: 1.346015[9]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[10]
- Has characteristic: Class IB flammable liquid[11]
- Different from: 2-oxopropiononitrile[12]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0006[13]
- Density: 0.78 gram per cubic centimetre[14]
- Molar fusion enthalpy: 8.17 kilojoule per mole[15]
- Mass: 41.027 dalton[16]
- Melting point: -49 degree Fahrenheit[17], -46.49999999999997 °C[18], -47.99999999999997 °C[19], -43.83 °C[20]
- Boiling point: 179 degree Fahrenheit[21], 81.65 °C[22]
- Molar enthalpy of vaporization: 29.8 kilojoule per mole[23]
- Vapor pressure: 73 millimetre of mercury[24]
- Flash point: 42 degree Fahrenheit[25]
- Immediately dangerous to life or health: 840 milligram per cubic metre[26]
- Autoignition temperature: 524 °C[27]
- Electric dipole moment: 3.924 debye[28]
- Lower flammable limit: 3 volume percent[29]
Why It Matters
acetonitrile has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] acetonitrile is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]