Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Methyl cyanide, CH3CN, the nitrile of acetic acid. It is a liquid which boils at 81.6°C.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry The simplest
organic cyanide ornitrile , CH3CN.
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Examples
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Try nail polish remover, particularly the kind with acetone instead of acetonitrile.
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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn have detected for the first time a molecule closely related to an amino acid: amino acetonitrile.
Archive 2008-03-01 Staq Mavlen 2008
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Since the search for glycine has turned out to be extremely difficult, a chemically related molecule was searched for, amino acetonitrile NH2CH2CN, probably a direct precursor of glycine.
Archive 2008-03-01 Staq Mavlen 2008
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Finding amino acetonitrile has greatly extended our insight into the chemistry of dense, hot star-forming regions.
New Organic Molecule Discovered in Space Staq Mavlen 2008
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Since the search for glycine has turned out to be extremely difficult, a chemically related molecule was searched for, amino acetonitrile NH2CH2CN, probably a direct precursor of glycine.
New Organic Molecule Discovered in Space Staq Mavlen 2008
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Finding amino acetonitrile has greatly extended our insight into the chemistry of dense, hot star-forming regions.
Archive 2008-03-01 Staq Mavlen 2008
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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn have detected for the first time a molecule closely related to an amino acid: amino acetonitrile.
New Organic Molecule Discovered in Space Staq Mavlen 2008
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Dry lysergic acid is suspended in a suitable vehicle as acetonitrile, and the suspension is cooled to about -15 C. or -20 C.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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The acetonitrile solution containing mixed anhydride is added to 150 ml. of acetonitrile containing 7.6 g. of diethylamine.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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The acetonitrile is evaporated, and the residue treated with chloroform and water as described in Example Two.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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