(±)-3-Methyl-2-pentanone

CAS Registry Number®

565-61-7

CAS Name

(±)-3-Methyl-2-pentanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O

Molecular Mass

100.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    117.5 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.8145 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-4-5(2)6(3)7/h5H,4H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=UIHCLUNTQKBZGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)=O)(CC)C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)C(C)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Pentanone, 3-methyl-
  • 3-Methyl-2-pentanone
  • Methyl sec-butyl ketone
  • sec-Butyl methyl ketone
  • Methyl 1-methylpropyl ketone

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

55156-16-6

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