Skip to Main Navigation
Skip to Page Content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Nomination Summary for Acetonitrile (N79477)

Nominated Substances: Acetonitrile

Nomination Date: 09/00/1979

Nominator: NCI

Rationale: Acetonitrile is a low molecular weight volatile used as a catalyst in chemical reactions and as a solvent in extractive distillation and crystallization of pharmaceutical and agricultural products. Relatively little work related to toxicology and no studies of carcinogenicity have been reported on this chemical in the literature. High potential of human exposure with no epidemiological studies or case reports on human exposure to acetonitrile and cancer incidence available.

NTP Principles: Pre 1993 - 3, 8

Agents and Status

The following information relates to the specific agent and may include history from earlier or later nominations for this same agent.

Back to Top

CASRN: 75-05-8

Agent Name: Acetonitrile