Acetonitrile

Product Name: Acetonitrile

Description

Acetonitrile, also called methyl cyanide, is the simplest organic nitrile with properties of toxic, colorless, ether-like odor and a sweet burnt taste. It is produced at relatively low volumes as a by-product from the manufacture of the monomer acrylonitrile, which is used to make its polymer, polyacrylonitrile. Acetonitrile is slightly toxic by acute exposure through oral intake, skin contact, and inhalation. However, acetonitrile can be converted by the body to cyanide. Today, acetonitrile is the most widely used organic HPLC solvent. As a critical solvent for several important technologies, it is widely used as a mobile phase solvent in HPLC and process chromatography applications, as a wash and reagent solution solvent for oligonucleotide synthesis, and as an electrolyte component for certain lithium batteries and ultracapacitors.