AcetonitrileAcetonitrile, often abbreviated MeCN (methyl cyanide), is the chemical compound with the formula CH3CN and structure H3C\sC\tN. This colourless liquid is the simplest organic nitrile (hydrogen cyanide is a simpler nitrile, but the cyanide anion is not classed as organic). Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Acetonitrile, revision 1380139469.

Property

Value

Formula

C2H3N, 41.05 g/mol

Melting point

-45.15 °C

Boiling point

81.65 °C

Density

0.786 g/cm³

Flash point

2 °C

log P, measured

-0.54

pKa

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