Product Overview & Quality

Product Name: Acetonitrile or Methyl cyanide
Brand: RCI LABSCAN (Product Code: LA-AR1005-G2.5L) ,(Product Code: LA-LC1005-G4L)
Grade: Analytical Reagent (AR Grade) featuring a certified high premium purity of 99.7 percent or higher. Manufactured and quality-verified under RCI LABSCAN strict global laboratory specifications to ensure exceptionally low ppm thresholds of non-volatile matter, water content, and free acidity. This highly refined chemical profile eliminates background chemical interference and guarantees outstanding operational accuracy for routine and advanced analytical workflows.
Physical Properties: Clear, colorless, highly volatile, non-viscous liquid with a distinctive, faint, sweetish ether-like chemical odor. Volatile vapors are highly flammable.
Solubility: Completely miscible in all proportions with water and common organic solvents including ethanol, methanol, acetone, chloroform, and ether.
Key Use: Heavily utilized as a primary organic solvent for extracting and isolating active target compounds, pharmaceuticals, and specific phytochemical complexes in research laboratories. Commonly applied as a dependable solvent matrix for chemical reagent preparation and routine sample dilutions. Used as an essential mobile phase component or eluent modifier in thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and column chromatography separation layouts, and serves as an effective reactant or structural intermediate in advanced organic chemical synthesis.

Safety & Hazards (Critical & Flammable)

Classification: Highly flammable liquid and vapor. Harmful if swallowed. Harmful in contact with skin. Harmful if inhaled. Causes serious eye irritation.
Health Risks: Direct eye contact triggers immediate severe stinging irritation, watering, and localized tissue redness. Dermal exposure causes irritation and is readily absorbed through intact skin tissues. Inhalation of concentrated volatile vapors or ingestion delivers acute systemic toxicity, as metabolized acetonitrile releases cyanide ions within the body, inducing immediate headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, rapid pulse, or life-threatening respiratory depression.
First Aid Measures: Flush affected eyes or skin immediately with plenty of flowing water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated garments. If vapors are inhaled, promptly move the victim to fresh air. Seek immediate, urgent medical emergency evaluation.

Handling & Storage

Storage: Highly Flammable and Acutely Toxic Solvent. Volatile vapors can migrate significantly and form explosive mixtures with ambient air. Must be stored in its original, tightly sealed RCI LABSCAN container inside a dedicated chemical safety cabinet for flammable liquids. Keep in a cool, dry, and excellently ventilated zone at stable room temperature (below 30 degrees Celsius). Keep strictly isolated from open flames, sparks, hot surfaces, direct sunlight, reducing agents, and strong acids.
Precautions: Comprehensive specialized PPE is mandatory, including organic solvent-resistant gloves, splash-proof safety goggles, a protective lab coat, and an organic vapor respirator. Handle exclusively and strictly within a properly functioning laboratory fume hood to contain volatile fumes and completely eliminate exposure.