Acetonitrile jẹ majele ti, omi ti ko ni awọ pẹlu õrùn ether-bi õrùn ati aladun, itọwo sisun.O tun mọ bi cyanomethane, ethyl nitrile, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, iṣupọ acetronitrile ati methyl cyanide.
A nlo Acetonitrile lati ṣe awọn oogun, awọn turari, awọn ọja roba, awọn ipakokoropaeku, awọn imukuro eekanna akiriliki ati awọn batiri.O tun nlo lati yọ awọn acids ọra jade lati inu ẹranko ati awọn epo ẹfọ.Ṣaaju ki o to ṣiṣẹ pẹlu acetonitrile, ikẹkọ oṣiṣẹ yẹ ki o pese lori mimu ailewu ati awọn ilana ipamọ.