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acrylonitrile
Sign in to saveAlso known as AN, Cyanoethylene, Propenenitrile, 2-Propenenitrile, VCN, Vinyl cyanide, Acritet, Acrylon
Acrylonitrile is an organic compound with the formula and the structure . It is a colorless, volatile liquid. It has a pungent odor reminiscent of garlic or onions. Its molecular structure consists of a vinyl group () linked to a nitrile (). It is an important monomer for the manufacture of useful plastics such as polyacrylonitrile. It is toxic at low doses.
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Vinony's link graph records 393 inbound references to acrylonitrile, and connects out to hydrogen cyanide, propylene and Diels–Alder reaction.
Vinony files it under Commodity chemicals, Conjugated nitriles and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.
Vinony links it to 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H3N
- Molecular weight
- 53.06 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- prop-2-enenitrile
- SMILES
- C=CC#N
- InChIKey
- NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 23.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
4,394 papers- Acrylonitrile.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1999
- Acrylonitrile.Lancet (London, England) · 1984
- Acrylonitrile and human cancer--an overview.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 1998
- Toxicologic profile of acrylonitrile.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 1998
- Acrylonitrile and cancer: a review of the epidemiology.Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP · 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 53.027
- Autonomy
- 481
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- canonical SMILES
- C=CC#N
- chemical formula
- C₃H₃N
- melting point
- -84
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0014
- Commons category
- Acrylonitrile
- density
- 0.81
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 184.45
- boiling point
- 77.35
- vapor pressure
- 83
- flash point
- 30
- solubility
- 7
- lower flammable limit
- 3
- upper flammable limit
- 17
- ionization energy
- 10.91
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 0.5
- ceiling exposure limit
- 21.7
- median lethal dose (LD50)
- 63
- short-term exposure limit
- 1.5
- minimal lethal dose
- 200
- electric dipole moment
- 3.87
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Production
- Alternative routes
- Uses
- Health effects
- Use in plastic bottles
- Incidents
- Occurrence
- References
- External links
Acrylonitrile is an organic compound with the formula and the structure . It is a colorless, volatile liquid. It has a pungent odor reminiscent of garlic or onions. Its molecular structure consists of a vinyl group () linked to a nitrile (). It is an important monomer for the manufacture of useful plastics such as polyacrylonitrile. It is toxic at low doses.
Acrylonitrile is one of the components of ABS plastic (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene).
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