Acetonitrile ke mokelikeli o chefo, o se nang 'mala o monko o kang oa ether le tatso e monate, e cheleng.E boetse e tsejoa e le cyanomethane, ethyl nitrile, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, acetronitrile cluster le methyl cyanide.
Acetonitrile e sebelisetsoa ho etsa meriana, litlolo tse nkhang hamonate, lihlahisoa tsa rabara, chefo e bolaeang likokonyana, lisebelisoa tsa ho tlosa lipekere tsa acrylic le libeteri.E boetse e sebelisoa ho ntša mafura a acid oli ea liphoofolo le ea meroho.Pele o sebetsa le acetonitrile, koetliso ea basebetsi e lokela ho fanoa mabapi le mekhoa e sireletsehileng ea ho sebetsana le ho boloka.