Acetonitrile

• Formula: C₂H₃N
• Molecular weight: 41.0519
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-05-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Cyanomethane; Ethanenitrile; Ethyl nitrile; Methane, cyano-; Methanecarbonitrile; Methyl cyanide; CH3CN; Acetonitril; Cyanure de methyl; USAF EK-488; Methylkyanid; NA 1648; NCI-C60822; Rcra waste number U003; UN 1648; Ethanonitrile
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Entropy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Reactions 1 to 50

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • C₂H₃N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + C₂H₃N = (Br^- • C₂H₃N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₂H₃N = (I^- • C₂H₃N)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₃N = (CN^- • C₂H₃N)

C₂H₂N^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₂N^- + H⁺ = C₂H₃N

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (I^- • C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (I^- • 2C₂H₃N)

C₂H₄N⁺ +  = (C₂H₄N⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₄N⁺ + C₂H₃N = (C₂H₄N⁺ • C₂H₃N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₂H₃N = (F^- • C₂H₃N)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (Cl^- • 3C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • 4C₂H₃N)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (Br^- • 3C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Br^- • 4C₂H₃N)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Cl^- • 2C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • 3C₂H₃N)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cl^- • C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • 2C₂H₃N)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (I^- • 2C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (I^- • 3C₂H₃N)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Br^- • 2C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Br^- • 3C₂H₃N)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Br^- • C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Br^- • 2C₂H₃N)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (F^- • 4C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (F^- • 5C₂H₃N)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (F^- • 2C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (F^- • 3C₂H₃N)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (F^- • C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (F^- • 2C₂H₃N)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (F^- • 3C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (F^- • 4C₂H₃N)

C₃H₉Sn⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Sn⁺ + C₂H₃N = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • C₂H₃N)

Free energy of reaction

(C₂H₄N⁺ •  • 2) +  = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2 • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₄N⁺ • H₂O • 2C₂H₃N) + H₂O = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2H₂O • 2C₂H₃N)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

Free energy of reaction

C₂H₂N^- +  = (C₂H₂N^- • )

By formula: C₂H₂N^- + C₂H₃N = (C₂H₂N^- • C₂H₃N)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (Cl^- • 7C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • 8C₂H₃N)

(C₂H₄N⁺ •  • 4) +  = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2 • 4)

By formula: (C₂H₄N⁺ • C₂H₃N • 4H₂O) + C₂H₃N = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2C₂H₃N • 4H₂O)

Free energy of reaction

(CH₆N⁺ • 2) +  = (CH₆N⁺ •  • 2)

By formula: (CH₆N⁺ • 2C₂H₃N) + CH₄S = (CH₆N⁺ • CH₄S • 2C₂H₃N)

Free energy of reaction

C₁₁H₁₀⁺ +  = (C₁₁H₁₀⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₁H₁₀⁺ + C₂H₃N = (C₁₁H₁₀⁺ • C₂H₃N)

Free energy of reaction

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (Cl^- • 6C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • 7C₂H₃N)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Cl^- • 4C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • 5C₂H₃N)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (I^- • 3C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (I^- • 4C₂H₃N)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (I^- • 4C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (I^- • 5C₂H₃N)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (Cl^- • 5C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Cl^- • 6C₂H₃N)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Br^- • 4C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Br^- • 5C₂H₃N)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (Br^- • 5C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Br^- • 6C₂H₃N)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (Br^- • 6C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Br^- • 7C₂H₃N)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (F^- • 6C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (F^- • 7C₂H₃N)

C₉H₉N₃O₃W (cr) = 0.5 (g) + 0.5 (cr) + 3 (g)

By formula: C₉H₉N₃O₃W (cr) = 0.5C₆O₆W (g) + 0.5W (cr) + 3C₂H₃N (g)

C₇H₄N₂O₂^- +  = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + C₂H₃N = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • C₂H₃N)

C₇H₇NO₃^- +  = (C₇H₇NO₃^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇NO₃^- + C₂H₃N = (C₇H₇NO₃^- • C₂H₃N)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 4C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (Na⁺ • 5C₂H₃N)

C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- +  = (C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- + C₂H₃N = (C₇H₄F₃NO₂^- • C₂H₃N)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (O₂^- • 2C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (O₂^- • 3C₂H₃N)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (O₂^- • 3C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (O₂^- • 4C₂H₃N)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (O₂^- • C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (O₂^- • 2C₂H₃N)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (F^- • 5C₂H₃N) + C₂H₃N = (F^- • 6C₂H₃N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₃N = (NO₂^- • C₂H₃N)

(C₂H₄N⁺ • 2 • ) +  = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 3 • )

By formula: (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2H₂O • C₂H₃N) + H₂O = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 3H₂O • C₂H₃N)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂^- + C₂H₃N = (O₂^- • C₂H₃N)

(C₂H₄N⁺ •  • ) +  = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2 • )

By formula: (C₂H₄N⁺ • H₂O • C₂H₃N) + H₂O = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2H₂O • C₂H₃N)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₄H₄N^- + C₂H₃N = (C₄H₄N^- • C₂H₃N)

(C₂H₄N⁺ •  • ) +  = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2 • )

By formula: (C₂H₄N⁺ • CH₄O • C₂H₃N) + CH₄O = (C₂H₄N⁺ • 2CH₄O • C₂H₃N)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type NH+-O between organics

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• GAS (80 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH II) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• LIQUID (NEAT); BECKMAN IR-9 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: Tanya L. Myers, Russell G. Tonkyn, Ashley M. Oeck, Tyler O. Danby, John S. Loring, Matthew S. Taubman, Stephen W. Sharpe, Jerome C. Birnbaum, and Timothy J. Johnson

• liquid; Bruker Tensor 27 FTIR; 0.48212986 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

• gas

Data compiled by: Pamela M. Chu, Franklin R. Guenther, George C. Rhoderick, and Walter J. Lafferty

• gas; IFS66V (Bruker); 3-Term B-H Apodization
  0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
• gas; IFS66V (Bruker); Boxcar Apodization
  0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
• gas; IFS66V (Bruker); Happ Genzel Apodization
  0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
• gas; IFS66V (Bruker); NB Strong Apodization
  0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
• gas; IFS66V (Bruker); Triangular Apodization
  0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Spectrum

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Additional Data

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C_3ν     Symmetry Number σ = 3

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

References

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