Acetone is a clear, colourless and volatile chemical raw material. It is an extremely flammable, low toxic, liquid ketone, mainly used as an organic solvent. It is used as a precursor for methyl methacrylate. Other applications are varnishes, lacquers, cleaning products, inks and adhesives. This liquid that is is systematically named propanone, is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO. It the simplest and smallest ketone. It is also miscible with water and serves as an important solvent in its own right, typically for cleaning purposes in laboratories.