Properties
- Melting point:
- −112 °C(lit.)
- Boiling point:
- 115-117 °C(lit.)
- Density
- 0.794 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
- vapor density
- 2.4 (vs air)
- vapor pressure
- 23 mm Hg ( 25 °C)
- refractive index
- n20/D 1.384(lit.)
- Flash point:
- 62 °F
- storage temp.
- Flammables area
- solubility
- slightly soluble in water; soluble in alcohol, ether and dimethylformamide
- form
- Liquid
- color
- Clear
- Water Solubility
- Miscible with benzene, alcohol, ether and dimethylformamide. Slightly soluble in water.
- Merck
- 14,1597
- BRN
- 1361452
- Exposure limits
- TLV-TWA 22.5 mg/m3 (8 ppm) (NIOSH).
- Dielectric constant
- 20.7(21℃)
- Stability:
- Stable. Combustible. Substances to be avoided include strong acids, strong bases, strong oxidizing agents and strong reducing agents.
- LogP
- 0.401 at 30℃
Safety Information
Use
n-Butyronitrile is considered a highly hazardous material and full precautions
should be used to prevent skin contact or inhalation of the vapor. Inhaled n-butyronitrile is about 2.4 times as toxic as acetonitrile. In order to protect
workers, the recommended TWA limit is obtained by dividing that for acetonitrile
by the factor 2.4. NIOSH has therefore recommended that employee exposure
should not exceed 8 ppm (v/v) (22 mg/m3) compound as a TLV-TWA.