Acrylonitrile
prop-2-enenitrile, acrylonitrile monomer, AN, cyanoethylene, propenenitrile, 2-propenenitrile, VCN, vinyl cyanide, vynilformic acid, cyanoethene, acrylnitrile, propenonitrile
How to detect Acrylonitrile
Formula: C3H3N | CAS: 107-13-1
Synonyms: prop-2-enenitrile, acrylonitrile monomer, AN, cyanoethylene, propenenitrile, 2-propenenitrile, VCN, vinyl cyanide, vynilformic acid, cyanoethene, acrylnitrile, propenonitrile
Acrylonitrile is used in large quantities in the manufacture of a range of rubbers, plastics and resins, often with copolymers styrene or butadiene. It is also a precursor in the manufacture of acrylic acid and its polymeric derivatives and acrylics. Acrylonitrile is also used as a fumigant.
Specification
Specification | Value/Information |
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Formula | C3H3N |
CAS no. | 107-13-1 |
Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | 1.6 |
Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | ZR |
Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | ZR |
ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.453 |
Molecular Weight, g/mole | 53.1 |
Melting point, °C | -83 |
Boiling point, °C | 77 |
Flash point, °C | -5 |
Upper Explosive Limit, % | 28 |
Specification | Value/Information |
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Lower Explosive Limit, % | 2.8 |
Density, g.cm⁻³ | 0.806 |
Ionisation Energy, eV | 10.91 |
EH40 TWA, ppm | 2 |
EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ | 4.4 |
NIOSH ST, ppm | 10 |
NIOSH TWA REL, ppm | 1 |
NIOSH ceiling, ppm | 10 |
NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 85 |
OSHA TWA PEL, ppm | 2 |