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 -2
Upper Explosive Limit, % 17
Lower Explosive Limit, % 3
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