What is acetone?

Acetone: also known as dimethyl ketone, the molecular formula is CH3COCH3, which is a colorless and transparent liquid with a special pungent smell. It is the simplest ketone in the series of saturated fatty ketones. Soluble in water, ethanol, ether and other organic solvents. It is mainly used as a solvent for plastics, rubber, fiber, tanning, oil and paint industries. It can also be used as an important raw material for synthesizing ketene, acetic anhydride, iodoform, polyisoprene rubber, methacrylic acid, methyl ester, chloroform, epoxy resin and other substances. In the precision copper tube manufacturing industry, acetone is an important raw material for organic synthesis, which is used to produce epoxy resin, polycarbonate, plexiglass, medicine, pesticides and so on. It is also a good solvent for coatings, adhesives and acetylene bottles. Also used as diluent, cleaning agent and extractant. It is also an important raw material for manufacturing acetic anhydride, diacetone alcohol, chloroform, iodoform, epoxy resin, polyisoprene rubber, methyl methacrylate and so on. Used as solvent for smokeless gunpowder, celluloid, cellulose acetate, paint and other industries. Used as extractant in oil industry.