Acetophenone is a transparent to light yellow liquid. It has high refractive index and pleasant aromatic smell. It is flake crystal at low temperature. Sensitive to light. Soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, fatty oil and glycerol, slightly soluble in water.
It is mainly used as raw materials for pharmaceutical and other organic synthesis. It is also used in the manufacture of spices and plasticizers, extractants, olefin polymerization catalysts, photosensitizers and solvents. It has the characteristics of high boiling point, stability and pleasant smell. Similar to cyclohexanone, it can dissolve nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, vinyl resin, coumarin resin, alkyd resin, glycerol alkyd resin, etc. It is often mixed with ethanol, ketones, esters and other solvents.