Acetone

Acetone, also known as dimethyl ketone, is an organic compound with the molecular formula C3H6O and is the simplest saturated ketone. At room temperature and pressure, it is a colorless flammable liquid with a mint odor. Easy to dissolve in water and organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, ether, chloroform, pyridine, etc. Flammable, volatile, and chemically active. In industry, it is mainly used as a solvent in industries such as explosives, plastics, rubber, fibers, leather, oil, paint, etc. It can also be used as an important raw material for the synthesis of substances such as ketones, acetic anhydride, iodoform, polyisoprene rubber, methyl methacrylate, chloroform, epoxy resin, etc. It is also often used as a raw material for illegal drugs such as bromophenylacetone.