Liquid phase
Official name
liquid Acetonitrile
Class
polar molecular liquid
Compound type
liquid
Phase type
liquid
Formula
$CH_3CN$
Chemical formula
CH3CN
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Mole fraction State Relevance
$CH_3CN$ Acetonitrile molecule 1.0 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-CH_3$ 1
$R-C \equiv N$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$ 3
$\equiv C-C\leq$ 1
$-C\equiv N$ 1
Molar mass
41.05 $g/mol$
Density
0.786 (STP) $g/cm^3$
State NTP
liquid
Refraction index n
1.344
Pure color
colorless
Diaphaneity
transparent