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3-Methyl-2-pentanone

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3-Methyl-2-pentanone
Structure of 3-methyl-2-pentanone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methylpentan-2-one
Other names Methyl sec-Butyl ketone
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.439 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-282-1
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-4-5(2)6(3)7/h5H,4H2,1-3H3Key: UIHCLUNTQKBZGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C6H12O/c1-4-5(2)6(3)7/h5H,4H2,1-3H3Key: UIHCLUNTQKBZGK-UHFFFAOYAL
SMILES
  • CCC(C)C(=O)C
Properties
Chemical formula C6H12O
Molar mass 100.161 g·mol
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)
Solubility in water 2.26 wt % (20 °C)
Refractive index (nD) 1.4012 (20 °C)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS02: Flammable
Signal word Danger
Hazard statements H225
Precautionary statements 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 , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

3-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl sec-butyl ketone) is an aliphatic ketone and isomer of 2-hexanone.

References

  1. "3-Methyl-2-pentanone". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. Hardo Siegel, Manfred Eggersdorfer (2007), "Ketones", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (7th ed.), Wiley, p. 5
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