Acrylonitrile (AN)
Petrochemicals
Acrylonitrile is a colorless volatile liquid. It has a pungent odor of garlic or onions.
It is an important monomer for the manufacture of useful plastics such as polyacrylonitrile.
It is an important monomer for the manufacture of useful plastics such as polyacrylonitrile.
Product name
- Acrylonitrile
Physical form
- Liquid
CAS number
- 107-13-1
Chemical name
- Acrylonitrile
- 2-Propenenitrile
Chemical Formula
- C3H3N
Applications
- A monomer to prepare polyacrylonitrile, a homopolymer, or copolymers, such as styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA). It is used in the synthesis of certain nylons