Acetone is a colorless and transparent liquid, with a strong volatile characteristic and a special solvent taste. It is widely used in industry, science and technology, and daily life. In the field of printing, acetone is often used as a solvent to remove the glue on the printing machine, so that the printed products can be separated. In the field of biology and medicine, acetone is also an important raw material for the synthesis of many compounds, such as steroid hormones and alkaloids. In addition, acetone is also an excellent cleaning agent and solvent. It can dissolve many organic compounds and remove rust, grease and other impurities on the surface of metal parts. Therefore, acetone is widely used in the maintenance and cleaning of machinery and equipment.

The molecular formula of acetone is CH3COCH3, which belongs to a kind of ketone compounds. In addition to acetone, there are also many other ketone compounds in daily life, such as butanone (CH3COCH2CH3), propanone (CH3COCH3) and so on. These ketone compounds have different physical and chemical properties, but they all have a special smell and taste of solvent.

The production of acetone is mainly through the decomposition of acetic acid in the presence of catalysts. The reaction equation can be expressed as: CH3COOH → CH3COCH3 + H2O. In addition, there are also other methods to produce acetone, such as the decomposition of ethylene glycol in the presence of catalysts, the hydrogenation of acetylene, etc. Acetone is a daily chemical raw material with high demand in the chemical industry. It is widely used in the fields of medicine, biology, printing, textile, etc. In addition to being used as a solvent, it is also an important raw material for the synthesis of many compounds in the fields of medicine, biology and other fields.

In general, acetone is a very useful chemical raw material with wide application prospects. However, due to its high volatility and flammability characteristics, it needs to be carefully handled in production and use to avoid accidents.