acetonitrile
Noun
Meaning
acetonitrile (plural acetonitriles)
(organic chemistry) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN, formally derived from acetic acid
Synonyms
acrylonitrile
vinyl cyanide
methyl cyanide
cyanomethane
ethanenitrile
ethyl nitrile
methanecarbonitrile
Examples
For example, acetonitrile is much more polar than acetone but exhibits slightly less hydrogen bonding.
Some pK a values at 25 °C for acetonitrile (ACN) citation citation citation and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) citation are shown in the following tables.
When using acetonitrile as the nitrile, 2-methylpyridine is obtained, which can be dealkylated to pyridine.