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Methyl ethyl ketone

Methyl ethyl ketone structure

CAS No:
78-93-3
Formula:
C4H8O
Chemical Name:
Methyl ethyl ketone
Synonyms:
2-Butanone;Butanone;Ethyl methyl ketone;MEK;3-Butanone;Methyl ethyl ketone;Superbutanox M 50;135311-02-3
Categories:
Cosmetic Ingredient > Dissolving Agent

Description

2-Butanone is an eye irritant that has been used as a water soluble photoinitiator for the photopolymerization of methacrylic acid (MAA).

Methyl ethyl ketone Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

72.1057

Exact Mass：

72.0575

HScode：

2914120000

Characteristics

PSA：

17.07

XLogP3：

0.9854

Appearance：

colourless liquid

Density：

0.806

Melting Point：

-87 °C

Boiling Point：

80 °C(lit.)

Flash Point：

26 °F

Refractive Index：

n20/D 1.379(lit.)

Water Solubility：

290 g/L (20 ºC)

Storage Conditions：

2-8°C

Vapor Pressure：

71 mm Hg ( 20 °C)

Vapor Density：

2.49 (vs air)

Safety Information

Packing level：

Hazard category：

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

R11; R36; R66; R67; R39/23/24/25

RTECS Number：

EL6475000

Marks：

F; Xi; T

Stability/Shelf Life：

Stable. Highly flammable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, bases, strong reducing agents. Protect from moisture.

Precautionary statement(s)：

S9; S16; S45; S36/37

Hazard Statements：

RIDADR：

UN 1193 3/PG 2

Caution Statement：

P210; P305 + P351 + P338; P370 + P378; P403 + P235

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:72.11
XLogP3:0.3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
Rotatable Bond Count:1
Exact Mass:72.057514874
Monoisotopic Mass:72.057514874
Topological Polar Surface Area:17.1
Heavy Atom Count:5
Complexity:38.9
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Synthesis Route

54509-73-8

855955-85-0

67-66-3

78-94-4

Material

Butane

Zinc oxide (ZnO)

Glycerol

Ethanol

Hydrogen peroxide

Downstream Products

Benomyl

Price Analysis

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Data: 2026-07-03
Price: 7333.33Yuan/mt
Change: 0

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Basic Attributes
Characteristics
Safety Information
Computed Properties
Synthesis Route
Material
Downstream Products
Price Analysis
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