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title: "Acetone cyanohydrin (75-86-5): exposure limits and sampling"
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# Acetone cyanohydrin

CAS number

75-86-5

Also known as

2-Cyanopropan-2-ol · 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl propionitrile · 2-Methyl-lactonitrile · p-Hydroxyisobutyronitrile

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 2506** / Acetone cyanohydrin by GC-NPD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2506.pdf) | Active (pump) | Porapak QS tube (100/50mg) |  |  |
| **Non-agency** / Acetone cyanohydrin by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-12L](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-12l) |

Methods and limits as published by their agencies and summarised by SKC; check the current method and the limit that applies to you before sampling.

Source: [SKC Ltd (UK), Hazard Search, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/hazard-search.html)