C2H3N
41.05 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Methyl cyanide
CAS75-05-8EC200-835-2
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Solvent and chemical intermediate
This compound, also known as methyl cyanide, is a colorless liquid and the simplest organic nitrile. It is produced mainly as a byproduct of acrylonitrile manufacture and is widely used as a solvent and chemical intermediate.
solventchemical intermediate
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H370Causes damage to organs
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H303May be harmful if swallowed
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H318Causes serious eye damage
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Methyl cyanide (CAS 75-05-8) is 2926.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2926.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2926 90 70
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
acetonitrile
InChIKey
WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC#N
Synonyms (81)
- CCN
- H3CCN
- Alcohol Determination - Acetonitrile, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Residual Solvent Class 2 - Acetonitrile, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- ACETONITRILE (2-13C, 99%)
- ACETONITRILE [MART.]
- Acetonitril
- Acetonitril [German, Dutch]
- Acetonitrile ACS
- Acetonitrile LC-MS
- Acetonitrile UV/HPLC
- Acetonitrile for LC-MS
- Acetonitrile, >=99.5% (GC)
- Acetonitrile, AldraSORB(TM)
- Acetonitrile, HPLC Plus
- Acetonitrile, HPLC Reagent
- Acetonitrile, LCMS grade
- Acetonitrile, SAJ first grade
- Acetonitrile, anhydrous
- Acetonitrile, biotech. grade
- Acetonitrile, p.a.
- Acetonitrile, p.a., dry
- Acetonitrile, puriss.
- Acetonitrile, puriss. p.a.
- AcetonitrileACN
- CC.equiv.N
- Cyanomethane
- Cyanure de methyl
- Cyanure de methyl [French]
- Ethanenitrile
- Ethanonitrile
- Ethyl nitrile
- Methane, cyano-
- Methanecarbonitrile
- Methyl cyanide
- Methylkyanid
- Methylkyanid [Czech]
- NCMe
- RCRA waste no. U003
- RCRA waste number U003
- USAF EK-488
- ace-tonitrile
- acetnitrile
- acetonitile
- acetonitnle
- acetonitriie
- acteonitril
- acteonitrile
- actonitrile
- anhydrous Acetonitrile
- methylnitrile
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