Methyl ethyl ketone

• Formula: C₄H₈O

• MW: 72.11

• SMILES String: CCC(C)=O

• Synonyms: 2-Butanone; butan-2-one; Butanone; Ethyl methyl ketone; meetco; MEK; methyl acetone; Oxobutane

• CAS Reg. 78-93-3

• PubChem Substance Entry

• National Toxicology Program

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose product is Methyl ethyl ketone
  • beta-Hydroxybutylbutyltin -----> Methyl ethyl ketone + Butyltin (MBT) (reacID# r0646)
  • beta-Hydroxybutyldibutyltin -----> Methyl ethyl ketone + Dibutyltin (DBT) (reacID# r0644)
  • alpha-Hydroxybutyltin -----> Tin + Methyl ethyl ketone (reacID# r0648)

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose substrate is Methyl ethyl ketone
  • Methyl ethyl ketone -----> Ethyl acetate (reacID# r0169)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD compound, compID# c0020.
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