CAS mumber
78-93-3

Molecular formula
C4H8O

SMILES
CCC(=O)C

Retention indicies (RI)

• DB5: 592.0
• Carbowax: 899.8

XLogP3-AA
0.3 Well soluble in MMB, TEC, DEP

Molecular weight
72.11 g/mol

Melting points

• -123.3 °F (NTP, 1992)
• -86.67 °C
• -86.6 °C
• -86 °C
• -123 °F
• -123 °F

Boiling points

• 175.3 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
• 79.59 °C
• 78.60 to 80.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
• 80 °C
• 175 °F
• 175 °F

Flash points

• 26 °F (NTP, 1992)
• 26 °F
• 16 °F (-9 °C) (Closed cup)
• -9 °C (closed cup)
• -9 °C c.c.
• 16 °F
• 16 °F

Solubilities

• greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 66 °F (NTP, 1992)
• Constant boiling mixture with water, BP 73.4 °C, contains 88.7% methyl ethyl ketone (MEK); Solubility of water in MEK is 12.5% at 25 °C
• In water, 2.23X10+5 mg/L at 25 °C
• In water, 3.13X10+5 mg/L at 10 °C; 2.11X10+5 mg/L at 25 °C; 1.6X10+5 mg/L at 90 °C
• Soluble in benzene, alcohol, and ether; miscible with oils
• Miscible with ethanol, ether, acetone, benzene, chloroform
• 223.0 mg/mL
• Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 29 (good)
• miscible with alcohol, ether, most fixed oils; 1 ml in 4 ml water
• 28%

• 2-Butanone
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE
• Butan-2-one
• Butanone
• 78-93-3
• Ethyl methyl ketone
• Methylethyl ketone
• Meetco
• Methyl acetone
• Methylethylketone
• 3-Butanone
• Ethylmethylketon
• ethylmethylketone
• Aethylmethylketon
• Butanone 2
• Acetone, methyl-
• Ethyl methyl cetone
• Metiletilchetone
• Metyloetyloketon
• Ketone, ethyl methyl
• MEK
• ethylmethyl ketone
• Metyl ethyl ketone
• methylacetone
• methyl(ethyl) ketone
• Metiletilcetona
• Oxobutane
• RCRA waste number U159
• Methylethylketon
• Caswell No. 569
• Ethylmethylcetone
• 2-butanon
• FEMA No. 2170
• HSDB 99
• CCRIS 2051
• UNII-6PT9KLV9IO
• 2-BUTANONE-D8
• 6PT9KLV9IO
• 2-Oxobutane
• C2H5COCH3
• methyl ethylketone
• AI3-07540 (USDA)
• EINECS 201-159-0
• methyl ethyl cetone
• MFCD00011648
• EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 044103
• ethyl(methyl) ketone
• DTXSID3021516
• CHEBI:28398
• AI3-07540
• 2-Butanone, HPLC Grade
• DTXCID801516
• EC 201-159-0
• Butanone 2 [French]
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE (II)
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE [II]
• Ethylmethylketon [Dutch]
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MART.)
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE [MART.]
• Metiletilcetona [Spanish]
• Metyloetyloketon [Polish]
• Aethylmethylketon [German]
• Ethylmethylcetone [French]
• Metiletilchetone [Italian]
• 2-Butanone, ACS reagent, >=99.0%
• methyl-ethyl ketone
• Ethyl methyl cetone [French]
• Butanon, Ethylmethylketon, Methylethylketon, MEK
• UN1193
• methyl ethyl ketone (mek)
• RCRA waste no. U159
• n-butanone
• 2-butanal
• ethyl methylketone
• ethylmathyl ketone
• methyl-ethylketone
• methylethyl-ketone
• butane-2-one
• 2 -butanone
• 2- butanone
• butan-3-one
• methyl etyl ketone
• ethyl-methyl ketone
• methyl-ethyl-ketone
• Ethyl, methyl ketone
• Ketone, methyl ethyl
• Caswell No 569
• 2-Butanone, ACS grade
• 2-BUTANONE [FCC]
• 2-BUTANONE [FHFI]
• Pesticide Code: 044103
• ghl.PD_Mitscher_leg0.417
• CHEMBL15849
• 2-Butanone, analytical standard
• 2-Butanone, LR, >=99%
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE [MI]
• Methyl ethyl ketone, ACS reagent
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE [HSDB]
• 2-Butanone, AR, >=99.5%
• APA82009
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE [VANDF]
• 2-Butanone, technical grade, 99%
• Tox21_200041
• LMFA12000043
• STL146562
• 2-Butanone, HPLC Grade, 99.5%
• 2-Butanone, natural, >=99%, FG
• METHYL ETHYL KETONE [USP-RS]
• AKOS000118991
• 2-Butanone, for HPLC, >=99.7%
• UN 1193
• 2-Butanone, ReagentPlus(R), >=99%
• CAS-78-93-3
• 2-Butanone, >=99.5%, FCC, FG
• NCGC00090973-01
• NCGC00090973-02
• NCGC00257595-01
• BP-30009
• 2-Butanone 100 microg/mL in Acetonitrile
• Ethyl methyl ketone or methyl ethyl ketone
• 2-Butanone, SAJ first grade, >=99.0%
• 2-Butanone, JIS special grade, >=99.0%
• E0140
• NS00003885
• C02845
• 2-Butanone, HPLC grade, for HPLC, >=99.5%
• A839534
• ETHYL METHYL KETONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE)