Acetonitrile

Acetonitrile is a colorless liquid chemical compound with the formula CH₃CN. It is the simplest organic nitrile, a type of organic compound containing a cyano functional group (-C≡N). Acetonitrile is produced primarily as a byproduct of acrylonitrile manufacture. It has a wide range of applications, including as a solvent in organic synthesis, as a solvent in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and as a reagent in various chemical reactions. Due to its relatively high dielectric const