CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Methacrylonitrile, stabilized appears as a clear colorless liquid. Less dense than water. Flash point 55 °F. Boiling point 195 °F. Very be toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption. Used to make plastics and coatings. |
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| Color/Form | Colorless liquid. |
| Odor | Odor-like bitter almonds. |
| Boiling Point | 194 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Melting Point | -32.4 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | 55 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Solubility | 10 to 50 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 0.8001 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Vapor Density | 2.31 (EPA, 1998) - Heavier than air; will sink (Relative to Air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 40 mmHg at 55.04 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| LogP | log Kow = 0.68 |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrogen oxides and cyanides/. |
| Viscosity | 0.392 cP @ 20 °C |
| Heat of Vaporization | 31.8 kJ/mol @ BP |
| Surface Tension | 24.4 dynes/cm @ 20 °C |
| Odor Threshold | Odor Threshold Low: 6.9 [mmHg] Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 6.9 ppm) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.4007 @ 20 °C/D; 1.3954 @ 30 °C/D |
| Kovats Retention Index | 574.9 576.8 571.6 575 575 |
| Other Experimental Properties | VAP: 40 mm Hg @ 13 °C; 65 mm Hg @ 25 °C; 100 mm Hg @ 33 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Nitrogen Compounds -> Nitriles |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 67.09 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 0.7 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 67.042199164 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 67.042199164 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 23.8 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 5 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 83.1 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Methacrylonitrile, stabilized appears as a clear colorless liquid. Less dense than water. Flash point 55 °F. Boiling point 195 °F. Very be toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption. Used to make plastics and coatings.