3-Methyl-2-pentanone
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| Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methylpentan-2-one | |
| Other names Methyl sec-Butyl ketone | |
| Identifiers | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.439 |
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| Properties | |
| C6H12O | |
| Molar mass | 100.161 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | Peppermint-like |
| Density | 0.8130 g/mL (20 °C) |
| Melting point | −83 °C (−117 °F; 190 K) |
| Boiling point | 116 °C (241 °F; 389 K) |
| 2.26 wt % (20 °C) | |
Refractive index (nD) | 1.4012 (20 °C) |
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H225 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501 | |
| Flash point | 12 °C (54 °F; 285 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
3-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl sec-butyl ketone) is an aliphatic ketone and isomer of 2-hexanone.[2]
References
- ^ "3-Methyl-2-pentanone". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Hardo Siegel, Manfred Eggersdorfer (2007), "Ketones", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (7th ed.), Wiley, p. 5


