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Acrylonitrile

Names Preferred IUPAC nameProp-2-enenitrileOther names Acrylonitrile2-PropenenitrileCyanoetheneVinylcyanide (VCN)CyanoethylenePropenenitrileVinyl nitrileIdentifiers CAS Number107-13-13D model (JSmol)Interactive imageChEBICHEBI:28217ChEMBLChEMBL445612ChemSpider7567ECHA InfoCard100.003.152EC Number608-003-00-4KEGGC01998PubChemCID7855RTECS numberAT5250000UNIIMP1U0D42PEUN number1093 CompTox Dashboard(EPA)DTXSID5020029InChIInChI=1S/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2Key: NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI=1/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2Key: NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYAGSMILESN#CC=CProperties Chemical formulaC3H3NMolar mass53.064 g·mol Appearance Colourless liquid Density0.81 g/cm Melting point−84 °C (−119 °F; 189 K) Boiling point77 °C (171 °F; 350 K) Solubility in water70 g/L log P0.19 Vapor pressure83 mmHg Hazards Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): Main hazardsflammable potential occupational carcinogen NFPA 704 (fire diamond) 432Flash point−1 °C; 30 °F; 272 K Autoignitiontemperature471 °C (880 °F; 744 K) Explosive limits3–17% Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): LC50 (median concentration)500 ppm (rat, 4 h)313 ppm (mouse, 4 h)425 ppm (rat, 4 h) LCLo (lowest published)260 ppm (rabbit, 4 h)575 ppm (guinea pig, 4 h)636 ppm (rat, 4 h)452 ppm (human, 1 h) NIOSH (US health exposure limits): PEL (Permissible)TWA 2 ppm C 10 ppm [15-minute] [skin] REL (Recommended)Ca TWA 1 ppm C 10 ppm [15-minute] [skin] IDLH (Immediate danger)85 ppm Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0092Related compounds Related nitrilesacetonitrilepropionitrileRelated compoundsacrylic acidacroleinExcept where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).Yverify ( ?)

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