易溶于水、醇、丙酮，微溶于醚，不溶于苯，四氯化碳。用作纤维素酯类及许多无机盐的溶剂，经加氢可得3-氨基丙醇，用于药物环磷酰胺、心得安等的合成。 3-Hydroxypropionitrile has been used: · as polar solvent to investigate the orientation of the phospholipid at the surface of the polar solvents by neutral impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy · in solid state composite electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells · as a reagent for carboxyl protection in peptide synthesis