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methylethyl ketone

CHEBI:CHEBI_28398

Definition

A dialkyl ketone that is a four-carbon ketone carrying a single keto- group at position C-2.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C4H8O
Molecular Mass
72.10572
Charge
0
SMILES
CCC(C)=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-3-4(2)5/h3H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
ZWEHNKRNPOVVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • butanone
  • 2-Butanon
  • 2-Butanone
  • 3-butanone
  • Aethylmethylketon
  • butan-2-one
  • butanone 2
  • C2H5COCH3
  • ethyl methyl cetone
  • Ethyl methyl ketone
  • ethyl(methyl) ketone
  • ethylmethyl ketone
  • Ethylmethylketon
  • meetco
  • MEK
  • methyl acetone
  • methyl ethyl cetone
  • Methyl ethyl ketone
  • methyl(ethyl) ketone
  • methylacetone
  • methylethyl ketone
  • Methylethylketon
  • oxobutane

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
1363708
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Butanone
core#notation
CHEBI:28398

Additional References

Wikipedia:Butanone

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