Compound Information 

Name: acetonitrile
Formula: C2H3N
Molar Mass: 41.053
Additional Names: methyl cyanide
methanecarbonitrile
ethanonitrile
cyanomethane
ethanenitrile
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For this compound, WTT contains critically evaluated recommendations for:
(Please note that if more than 50 points are used for regression, only the 50 most-constraining points are reported)

  • Triple point temperature
    • Triple point temperature (Crystal 1, Liquid, and Gas)
      17 experimental data points
    • Triple point temperature (Crystal 2, Crystal 1, and Gas)
      4 experimental data points
  • Normal boiling temperature (Liquid and Gas)
    • Critical temperature (Liquid and Gas)
      12 experimental data points
      • Critical pressure (Liquid and Gas)
        8 experimental data points
        • Boiling temperature (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Pressure
          Pressure from 3.31228 kPa to 4866.13 kPa
          • Phase boundary pressure
            • Phase boundary pressure (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
              Temperature from 273.15 K to 545.409 K
              50 experimental data points
            • Phase boundary pressure (Crystal 2 in equilibrium with Crystal 1) as a function of Temperature
              Temperature from 217.5 K to 278.401 K
              13 experimental data points
          • Critical density (Liquid and Gas)
            • Density
              • Density (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                Temperature from 229.349 K to 545.409 K
                49 experimental data points
              • Density (Gas) as a function of Temperature and Pressure
                Temperature from 235.693 K to 535.238 K
                Pressure from 0.001 kPa to 1320.25 kPa
                40 experimental data points
              • Density (Gas in equilibrium with Liquid) as a function of Temperature
                Temperature from 457.042 K to 545.409 K
                22 experimental data points
            • Enthalpy of phase transition
              • Enthalpy of phase transition (Crystal 1 to Liquid in equilibrium with Gas)
                4 experimental data points
              • Enthalpy of phase transition (Crystal 2 to Crystal 1 in equilibrium with Gas)
                2 experimental data points
            • Enthalpy of vaporization or sublimation (Liquid to Gas) as a function of Temperature
              Temperature from 229.349 K to 545.409 K
              17 experimental data points
              • Heat capacity at saturation pressure
                • Heat capacity at saturation pressure (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                  Temperature from 229.349 K to 530 K
                  36 experimental data points
                • Heat capacity at saturation pressure (Crystal 2 in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                  Temperature from 16 K to 217.5 K
                  30 experimental data points
                • Heat capacity at saturation pressure (Crystal 1 in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                  Temperature from 217.5 K to 229.349 K
                  6 experimental data points
              • Heat capacity at constant pressure (Ideal Gas) as a function of Temperature
                Temperature from 200 K to 1500 K
                6 experimental data points
                • Enthalpy
                  • Enthalpy (Crystal 2 in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 16 K to 217.5 K
                  • Enthalpy (Crystal 1 in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 217.5 K to 229.349 K
                  • Enthalpy (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 229.349 K to 530 K
                  • Enthalpy (Ideal Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 200 K to 1500 K
                • Entropy
                  • Entropy (Crystal 2 in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 16 K to 217.5 K
                  • Entropy (Crystal 1 in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 217.5 K to 229.349 K
                  • Entropy (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 229.349 K to 530 K
                    1 experimental data points
                  • Entropy (Ideal Gas) as a function of Temperature and Pressure
                    Temperature from 200 K to 1500 K
                • Refractive index (Liquid) as a function of Wavelength, Temperature, and Pressure
                  Wavelength from 434.05 nm to 670.785 nm
                  Temperature from 278.15 K to 328.15 K
                  50 experimental data points
                  • Surface tension (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                    Temperature from 282.995 K to 352.979 K
                    22 experimental data points
                    • Viscosity
                      • Viscosity (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                        Temperature from 273.001 K to 540 K
                        50 experimental data points
                      • Viscosity (Gas) as a function of Temperature and Pressure
                        Temperature from 360 K to 810 K
                        1 experimental data points
                    • Thermal conductivity
                      • Thermal conductivity (Gas) as a function of Temperature and Pressure
                        Temperature from 338.384 K to 810 K
                        25 experimental data points
                      • Thermal conductivity (Liquid in equilibrium with Gas) as a function of Temperature
                        Temperature from 230 K to 490 K
                        9 experimental data points
                    • Enthalpy of formation
                      • Enthalpy of formation (Gas)
                      • Enthalpy of formation (Liquid)
                        3 experimental data points

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                    This web application provides access to a collection of critically evaluated thermodynamic property data for pure compounds with a primary focus on organics. These data were generated through dynamic data analysis, as implemented in the NIST ThermoData Engine software package [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Some critically evaluated data from the historical TRC Thermodynamic Tables archive [7, 8] are included, also. As of May 2012, the Professional Edition contains information on 28432 compounds and total of 531486 evaluated data points. The properties covered by both versions (32 total) are described in Properties and Implemented Models.

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