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Acrylonitrile

107-13-1C3H3N53.064 g/mol

A nitrile that is hydrogen cyanide in which the hydrogen has been replaced by an ethenyl group. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Acrylonitrile

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H27-B-033/C-069B_P · FY2015

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number107-13-1ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC3H3NChEBI ↗
Molar mass53.064 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass53.02655 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:28217ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass53.06 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass53.026549100 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP0.2PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)23.8PubChem ↗
H-bond donors0PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors1PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds0PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile
NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
C=CC#N
InChI=1S/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

mutagenantifungal agentpolar aprotic solventcarcinogenic agentfungal metabolite

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2015 source classification
Acrylonitrile · H27-B-033/C-069B_P
EndpointReported classification
Flammable liquidsCategory 2
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 3
Acute toxicity (Dermal)Category 2
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Vapours)Category 2
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 2
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 1

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0188452 mol

Uses 53.064 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 3 atoms
67.90%
N
Nitrogen · 1 atom
26.40%
H
Hydrogen · 3 atoms
5.70%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Acrylonitrile is a multisite carcinogen in male and female B6C3F1 mice. ↗Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2002 Jul · PMID 12075111

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:28217

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 7855 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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