Alias: Methyl cyanide;
Product name: Acetonitrile
CASRN: 75-05-8
EINECS number: 200-835-2
Molecular formula: C2H3N
Molecular weight: 41.05
Appearance and properties: Colorless liquid, highly volatile, has a special odor similar to ether, has excellent solvent properties, and can dissolve a variety of organic, inorganic and gaseous substances.
Uses: Acetonitrile can be used to synthesize intermediates for a variety of medicines and pesticides; in medicine, it is used to synthesize a series of vitamin B1, metronidazole, ethambutol, triamterene, adenine and promethazine, etc. An important pharmaceutical intermediate; in pesticides, it is used in the synthesis of pyrethroid insecticides and acetocarb and other pesticide intermediates; Acetonitrile can also be used as raw materials for organic synthesis, catalysts or components of transition metal complex catalysts.