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CAS Number: 75-05-8 Acetonitrile is the chemical compound with formula CH3CN. This colourless liquid is the simplest organic nitrile. It is produced mainly as a byproduct of acrylonitrile manufacture. It is mainly used as a polar aprotic solvent in purification of butadiene. GENERAL SPECIFICATION TEST ITEMS SPECIFICATIONS RESULTS APPEARANCE COLORLESS LIMPID LIQUID COLORLESS LIMPID LIQUID SPECIFIC GRAVITY, 20/20 ∘C 0.782~0.786 0.783 DISTILLATION RANGE, ∘C 80.0~82.0 80.9~82.0 ACETONITRILE, %wt 99.9 MIN 99.94 WATER, %wt 0.05 MAX 0.0096 COPPER, ppm 0.3 MAX <0.1 IRON, ppm 0.3 MAX <0.1 COLOR,APHA/Pt-Co 10 MAX 5 ACIDITY (as CH3COOH), % wt 0.005 MAX 0.0009 PROPIONITRILE, ppm 500 MAX 387 ACRYLONITRILE, ppm 5 MAX N.D. ACETONE ppm 5 MAX N.D. HCN, ppm 10 MAX 3.4 FREE AMONIA, ppm 6 MAX 4.3 ALLYL ALCOHAL,ppm 30 MAX N.D.