Chemical analysis and instrumental analysis
Acetonitrile is an organic modifier and solvent used in thin layer chromatography, paper chromatography, spectroscopy and polarographic analysis in recent years. Since high-purity acetonitrile does not absorb ultraviolet light at 200nm ~ 400nm, an application being developed is as a solvent for high-performance liquid chromatography HPLC, which can make the analytical sensitivity as high as 10-9 levels.
Intermediate of synthetic medicine and pesticide
Acetonitrile can be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of various medicines and pesticides. In medicine, it is used to synthesize a series of important pharmaceutical intermediates, such as vitamin B1, metronidazole, ethambutol, aminopteridine, adenine and antitussive; In pesticides, it is used to synthesize pyrethroid insecticides, acetaminophen and other pesticide intermediates.
Semiconductor cleaning agent
Acetonitrile is an organic solvent with strong polarity. It has good solubility in grease, inorganic salt, organic matter and polymer compounds. It can clean grease, wax, fingerprints, corrosive agent and flux residues on silicon wafers. Therefore, high purity acetonitrile can be used as semiconductor cleaner.