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2-Butanone
ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym(s):
Ethyl methyl ketone, MEK, Methyl ethyl ketone
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Linear Formula:
C2H5COCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
72.11
UNSPSC Code:
12352115
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-159-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
741880
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Vapor pressure:
71 mmHg ( 20 °C)
InChI key
ZWEHNKRNPOVVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
1S/C4H8O/c1-3-4(2)5/h3H2,1-2H3
SMILES string
CC(CC)=O
grade
ACS reagent
vapor density
2.49 (vs air)
vapor pressure
71 mmHg ( 20 °C)
assay
≥99.0%
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
960 °F
expl. lim.
10.1 %
dilution
(for analytical testing)
impurities
≤0.0005 meq/g Titr. acid, ≤0.20% water
evapn. residue
≤0.0025%
color
APHA: ≤15
Quality Level
mp
−87 °C (lit.)
density
0.805 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
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General description
2-Butanone is an organic compound that can be used in the chemical industry as an oxidative reaction activator, extractive agent, solvent, and chemical intermediate. It can be produced by the catalytic dehydrogenation of 2-butanol.
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Premium ACS Solvents: Our solvents meet or exceed the stringent standards set by the American Chemical Society, ensuring high quality and reliability for your laboratory applications.
Replicable and Publishable Results: Designed for consistency, our solvents deliver results that can be reliably reproduced, making them ideal for research that requires publication.
Versatile Applications: Suitable for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning, our solvents cater to a wide range of research needs in the laboratory.
Application
2-Butanonecan be used as a solvent:
- To synthesize waterborne polyurethanes by reacting polyols and diisocyanates via polymerization reaction.
- In the Al-catalyzed chemoselective coupling of oxetanes and carbon dioxide to synthesize six-membered cyclic carbonates.
Features and Benefits
- Low-boiling solvent
- High power of dissolution
- High ratio of dissolved matter to viscosity
- Miscible with a wide range of hydrocarbonswithout affecting the solid′s content or viscosity
- Favorable volume/mass ratio due to its low density
- Fast evaporation rate
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Central nervous system
supp_hazards
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
30.2 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
-1 °C - closed cup
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