Methyl ethyl ketone - 78-93-3

Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Industrial / Manufacturing, Pesticides & Biocides, Pharmaceuticals, Solvents & Cleaning

Methyl ethyl ketone (also commonly known as butyl ketone) is a colorless, flammable liquid that is used as a solvent, chemical intermediate, and perfuming agent. As a volatile organic compound (VOC), it has an acetone or mint-like smell and is found in lacquers, adhesives, cleaning materials, degreasers, printing inks, paints, wood stains/varnishes, and paint removers (EC 2023, OECD 2011, HSBD 2015).Methyl ethyl ketone is produced via the catalytic oxidation of n-butenes or dehydration of 2-butanol (HSDB 2015).

Chemical Synonyms 2-Butanone; Butanone; MEK; Methyl ethyl ketone; Methylethyl ketone; 3-Butanone; Acetone, methyl; Ethyl methyl ketone; Ketone, ethyl methyl; Meetco; Methyl acetone; Methylethylketone; Metyl ethyl ketone; Ethyl methyl ketone or methyl ethyl ketone; UN1193; Butan-2- one; Ethylmethylketone; 2-Butanon; Ethylmethyl ketone; Oxobutane; Methylethylketon; Methyl ethylketone; Methylacetone; Methyl-ethyl ketone; Methyl(ethyl) ketone; n-Butanone; 2-Butanal; 2-Oxobutane; Ethyl methylketone; Ethylmathyl ketone; Methyl-ethylketone; Methylethyl-ketone; Butane2-one; 2 -Butanone; 2- Butanone; Butan-3-one; Methyl etyl ketone; Ethyl-methyl ketone; Methyl ethyl cetone; Methyl-ethyl-ketone; ethyl(methyl) ketone; Ketone, methyl ethyl; UN 1193 (PubChem 2023)

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