Name: Acetonitrile

Other name: methyl cyanide

Chemical formula: C2H3N

Molecular weight: 41.06

CAS Registry Number: 75-05-8

EINECS registration number: 200-835-2

Melting point: -45°C

Boiling point: 81.6℃

Water solubility: miscible with water, soluble in most organic solvents such as ethanol and ether

Dense degree: 0.7857g/cm3(20℃)

External view: colorless liquid with pungent odor

Flash point: 12.8°C (CC); 6°C (OC)

Application: used to make vitamin B1 and other medicines and spices, and also used as a fatty acid extractant, etc.

The main purpose

1. Acetonitrile has been used as an organic modifier and solvent for thin-layer chromatography, paper chromatography, spectroscopy and polarographic analysis in recent years.

2. Acetonitrile is a widely used solvent, mainly used as a solvent for extractive distillation to separate butadiene from C4 hydrocarbons.

3. Acetonitrile can be used to synthesize various pharmaceutical and pesticide intermediates.

4. Acetonitrile is an organic solvent with strong polarity. It has good solubility in grease, inorganic salts, organic matter and polymer compounds. It can clean grease, wax, fingerprints, corrosives and flux residues on silicon wafers. Wait.