
3-Methyl-2-butanone
3-methylbutan-2-one appears as a colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. Flash point below 70 °F. Less dense than water. May be toxic by inhalation and skin absorption. Used as a solvent. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- 3-methylbutan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C5H10O
- Molecular weight
- 86.13 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 86.073164938 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:179699
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3183920
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0022062
- PubMed:22726261
- PubMed:22668341
- PubMed:21583440
- PubMed:21582024
- PubMed:21581303
- PubMed:21581289
- PubMed:21578386
- PubMed:21577900
- PubMed:21452006
- PubMed:20820995
- PubMed:20802076
- PubMed:20428058
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