Acetonitrile (data page)

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This page provides supplementary chemical data on acetonitrile.

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Material Safety Data Sheet

The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommend that you seek the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for this chemical from a reliable source and follow its directions.

Structure and properties

Structure and properties
Dielectric constant, εr36.64 ε0 at 20 °C [1]
Surface tension [2] 29.29 dyn/cm

Thermodynamic properties

Phase behavior
Triple point [3] 229.32 K (−43.83 °C), 167 Pa
Std entropy change
of fusion, ΔfusSo		35.61 J/(mol·K) (crystal I → liq)
Std entropy change
of vaporization, ΔvapSo		111.44 J/(mol·K) at 25 °C
Solid properties
Heat capacity, cp92.36 J/(mol K)at 298.15 K
Std enthalpy change
of state transition, ΔtrsHo		0.8979 kJ/mol at −56.2 °C
(crystal II → crystal I)
Std entropy change
of state transition, ΔtrsSo		4.14 J/(mol·K) at −56.2 °C
(crystal II → crystal I)
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation, ΔfHoliquid		−40.56 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy,
Soliquid		149.62 J/(mol K)
Enthalpy of combustion, ΔcHo−1256.33 kJ/mol
Heat capacity, cp91.7 J/(mol K) at 25 °C
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation, ΔfHogas		−74.04 kJ/mol

Vapor pressure of liquid

P in mm Hg11040100400760
T in °C−47.0(s)−16.37.727.062.581.8

Table data obtained from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 44th ed. The "(s)" notation indicates temperature of solid/vapor equilibrium. Otherwise the data is temperature of liquid/vapor equilibrium.

log10 of Acetonitrile vapor pressure. Uses formula log e [?] P m m H g = {\displaystyle \scriptstyle \log _{e}P_{mmHg}=} log e [?] ( 760 101.325 ) - 3.881710 log e [?] ( T + 273.15 ) - 4999.618 T + 273.15 + 41.05901 + 3.515956 x 10 - 06 ( T + 273.15 ) 2 {\displaystyle \scriptstyle \log _{e}({\frac {760}{101.325}})-3.881710\log _{e}(T+273.15)-{\frac {4999.618}{T+273.15}}+41.05901+3.515956\times 10^{-06}(T+273.15)^{2}} obtained from CHERIC LogAcetonitrileVaporPressure.png
log10 of Acetonitrile vapor pressure. Uses formula obtained from CHERIC

Distillation data

Vapor-liquid Equilibrium for Acetonitrile/Water [4]
P = 760 mmHg
BP
Temp.
°C		% by mole acetonitrile
liquidvapor
86.52.926.3
81.19.350.5
80.014.255.9
78.625.461.7
77.440.265.5
76.750.766.4
76.652.767.3
76.071.872.8
76.683.978.0
76.885.676.1
80.498.694.5
  
Vapor-liquid Equilibrium for Acetonitrile/Methanol [4]
P = 760 mmHg
BP
Temp.
°C		% by mole methanol
liquidvapor
79.202.59.5
77.954.013.5
76.775.517.5
75.129.726.5
73.1214.033.0
72.0717.037.5
70.9620.0420
68.8524.745.5
68.3928.950.5
66.0041.559.5
65.3547.062.5
64.7554.565.5
64.3463.071.5
64.0369.074.5
63.8074.578.9
63.7782.582.5
63.7686.086.0
63.8790.088.0
64.0593.091.5
64.1895.093.0
64.4097.095.5
  
Vapor-liquid Equilibrium for Acetonitrile/Benzene [4]
P = 760 mmHg
BP
Temp.
°C		% by mole benzene
liquidvapor
80.62.04.8
80.42.76.2
79.05.612.5
78.56.514.7
78.07.716.5
76.017.629.3
74.924.235.5
74.429.939.3
73.837.143.8
73.738.044.9
73.444.048.5
73.251.351.9
73.052.9452.94
73.258.154.5
73.466.560.0
73.871.362.6
74.076.765.7
74.479.068.0
76.392.080.1
  
Vapor-liquid Equilibrium for Acetonitrile/Toluene [4]
P = 760 mmHg
BP
Temp.
°C		% by mole toluene
liquidvapor
81.53.35.1
81.46.98.1
81.112.1812.18
81.318.215.4
81.422.117.2
81.828.419.5
82.737.523.0
84.453.328.4
85.660.531.5
91.178.541.7
93.484.047.3
95.687.652.6
101.292.966.5
103.695.673.8
106.797.783.6
107.598.285.4

Spectral data

UV-Vis
λmax ? nm
Extinction coefficient, ε?
IR
Major absorption bands [5]
(liquid film)
Wave numbertransmittance
3675 cm−179%
3544 cm−181%
3202 cm−177%
3164 cm−160%
3003 cm−152%
2944 cm−152%
2629 cm−181%
2410 cm−181%
2293 cm−144%
2254 cm−14%
1445 cm−130%
1378 cm−125%
1181 cm−184%
1040 cm−143%
918 cm−147%
750 cm−170%
NMR
Proton NMR  
Carbon-13 NMR  
Other NMR data 
MS
Masses of
main fragments		 

References

  1. ↑ "Sigma Aldrich Solvent Center" . Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Pure Component Properties" (Queriable database). Chemical Engineering Research Information Center. Archived from the original on 3 June 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  3. ↑ Vapor Pressures of Acetonitrile Determined by Comparative Ebulliometry, Michael B. Ewing* and Jesus C. Sanchez Ochoa, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2004 49 (3), 486-491
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Binary Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data". Chemical Engineering Research Information Center. Archived from the original (Queriable database) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  5. ↑ "Spectral Database for Organic Compounds". Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Archived from the original (Queriable database) on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
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