acetonitrile

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q408047
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acetonitrile

Summary

acetonitrile is a type of chemical entity[1]. acetonitrile ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • acetonitrile's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • acetonitrile's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC#N[4].
  • acetonitrile's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₃N[5].
  • acetonitrile is a type of nitrile[6].
  • acetonitrile's Commons category is recorded as Acetonitrile[7].
  • acetonitrile comprises nitrogen[8].
  • acetonitrile comprises carbon[9].
  • acetonitrile's refractive index is recorded as {'amount': '+1.346015'}[10].
  • acetonitrile's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[11].
  • acetonitrile's has characteristic is recorded as Class IB flammable liquid[12].
  • acetonitrile's different from is recorded as 2-oxopropiononitrile[13].
  • acetonitrile's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0006[14].
  • acetonitrile's density is recorded as {'amount': '+0.78'}[15].
  • acetonitrile's molar fusion enthalpy is recorded as {'amount': '+8.17'}[16].
  • acetonitrile's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+41.027'}[17].
  • acetonitrile's melting point is recorded as {'amount': '-49'}[18].
  • acetonitrile's melting point is recorded as {'amount': '-46.49999999999997'}[19].
  • acetonitrile's melting point is recorded as {'amount': '-47.99999999999997'}[20].
  • acetonitrile's melting point is recorded as {'amount': '-43.83'}[21].
  • acetonitrile's boiling point is recorded as {'amount': '+179'}[22].
  • acetonitrile's boiling point is recorded as {'amount': '+81.65'}[23].
  • acetonitrile's molar enthalpy of vaporization is recorded as {'amount': '+29.8'}[24].
  • acetonitrile's vapor pressure is recorded as {'amount': '+73'}[25].
  • acetonitrile's flash point is recorded as {'amount': '+42'}[26].
  • acetonitrile's immediately dangerous to life or health is recorded as {'amount': '+840'}[27].

Why It Matters

acetonitrile ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,138 views/month).[2] acetonitrile has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] acetonitrile is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 13660
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 13660, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 14d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 13660
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 013660, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 5w ago · Carn · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14834 → Q141130842
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14834]]: [[Q141130842]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788165634350"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 9doWU
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Boiling point → {'amount': '+179'}, {'amount': '+81.65'}
    Subclass of → nitrile
    Median lethal dose (ld50) → {'amount': '+175'}, {'amount': '+850'}, {'amount': '+612'} +12
    Lower flammable limit → {'amount': '+3'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293982905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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