Acetonewani ruwa ne mai launi mara launi, tare da ƙaƙƙarfan halayyar mara karfi da kuma dandano na musamman. Ana amfani dashi sosai a masana'antu, kimiyya da fasaha, da rayuwar yau da kullun. A fagen buga bugawa, ana amfani da acetone a matsayin sauran ƙarfi don cire manne a kan injin buga, don za'a iya rabuwa da kayayyakin da aka buga. A fagen ilimin halitta da magani, acetone shima wani muhimmin abu ne mai albarkatun kasa ga synthowes da kuma alkaloid. Bugu da kari, acetone shima kyakkyawan tsabtace mai tsabta da kuma sauran ƙarfi. Zai iya narke mahimmin kwayoyin da cire tsatsa, man shafawa da sauran ƙazamar a saman ɓangarorin ƙarfe. Saboda haka, an yi amfani da acetone sosai a cikin tabbatarwa da tsaftace kayan masarufi da kayan aiki.

Tsarin kwayar halittar acetone na acetone shine Ch3COch3, wanda nasa ne na wani Ketone mahadi. Baya ga acetone, akwai kuma sauran mahaɗan ketetone a cikin rayuwa na yau da kullun, kamar Beanone (Ch3Coch2ch3), Propannone (Ch3Coch3) da sauransu. Waɗannan mahaɗan na ketone suna da kaddarorin jiki da keɓaɓɓun kayan jiki, amma duk suna da ƙashi na musamman da dandano na sauran ƙarfi.

Samun acetone galibi ya kasance ta hanyar lalata acid na acetic acid a gaban castydissts. Za'a iya bayyana daidaituwa a matsayin: ch3cooh → ch3Coch3 + h2o. Bugu da kari, akwai kuma sauran hanyoyin don samar da acetone, irin su bazuwar glycol a gaban mai guba na yau da kullun a masana'antar sinadarai. Ana amfani dashi sosai a cikin filayen magunguna, ilmin halitta, ɗan lokaci, rubutu, da sauransu. Mahimmin abu ne mai mahimmanci, da sauransu shine mahimmancin albarkatun abubuwa da yawa a fannoni na magunguna, ilmin halitta da sauran filayen .

Gabaɗaya, acetone wani abu ne mai amfani mai guba mai guba tare da masu amfani da aikace-aikace. Koyaya, saboda halayensa mai girma da halaye na wuta, yana buƙatar magance kulawa da amfani da su don guje wa haɗari.