noun
- Plural of acetonitrile; organic compounds containing a nitrile group attached to a methyl carbon, used as solvents and in chemical synthesis.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Acetonitriles are commonly used as polar aprotic solvents in organic chemistry laboratories.
- The chemist dissolved the reactants in acetonitriles to speed up the reaction.
- Different acetonitriles have varying boiling points and solvent properties.
- Acetonitriles are important in pharmaceutical synthesis and extraction processes.
- The purity of acetonitriles affects the quality of the final chemical product.