I-acetonitrile yityhefu, ulwelo olungenambala kunye nevumba elifana ne-ether kunye nencasa eswiti, etshileyo.Ikwabizwa ngokuba yicyanomethane, ethyl nitrile, ethanenitrile, methanecarbonitrile, acetronitrile cluster kunye nemethyl cyanide.
I-acetonitrile isetyenziselwa ukwenza amayeza, iziqholo, iimveliso zerabha, amayeza okubulala izitshabalalisi, izinto zokususa iinzipho ze-acrylic kunye neebhetri.Ikwasetyenziselwa ukukhupha iiasidi ezinamafutha kwizilwanyana kunye neoli yemifuno.Ngaphambi kokusebenza kunye ne-acetonitrile, uqeqesho lomqeshwa kufuneka lunikezelwe kwiinkqubo zokuphatha kunye nokugcinwa ngokukhuselekileyo.