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02474

4-Methyl-2-pentanone

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Isobutyl methyl ketone, Isopropylacetone, MIBK, Methyl isobutyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCH2COCH3
CAS Number:
108-10-1
Molecular Weight:
100.16
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329747441
EC Number:
203-550-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605399
MDL number:
MFCD00008938

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Product Name

4-Methyl-2-pentanone, analytical standard

SMILES string

CC(C)CC(C)=O

InChI key

NTIZESTWPVYFNL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

assay

≥99.7% (GC)

autoignition temp.

840 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

1.2-8 %, 93 °F

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.395 (lit.)
n20/D 1.396

bp

117-118 °C

mp

−80 °C (lit.)

density

0.801 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

MBK may have been used as internal standard in GC/MS analysis for determining off-flavors in milk extracted using solid-phase microextraction, mass spectrometry, and multivariate analysis (SPME-MS-MVA). 4-Methyl-2-pentanone may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in hydro-alcoholic matrices using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection.

General description

4-Methyl-2-pentanone (Methyl isobutyl ketone (MBK)) is an organic solvent widely used in various industrial applications, and exists as a clear colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. It is occasionally found as a volatile component of urine making it a biological marker of occupational exposure to this solvent. It is used as is used as a solvent for gums, resins, paints, varnishes, lacquers, and nitrocellulose.

Other Notes

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Carc. 2 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

supp_hazards

EUH066

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

57.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

14 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Information

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SPME-MS-MVA as an electronic nose for the study of off-flavors in milk.
Marsili RT
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 47(2), 648-654 (1999)
HPLC-DAD analysis of ketones as their 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazones in Brazilian sugar-cane spirits and rum
Cardoso D, et al.
J. Food Compos. Anal., 16(5), 563-573 (2003)
H J Shim et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical applications, 656(2), 407-414 (1994-06-17)
A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous determination of a new anthracycline, DA-125 (I), and its metabolites (M1, M2, M3, and M4) in rat plasma and urine using fluorescein as an internal standard. Compound I, a prodrug
Ginette Truchon et al.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene, 3(3), 137-143 (2006-02-09)
Compartmental and physiologically based toxicokinetic modeling coupled with Monte Carlo simulation were used to quantify the impact of biological variability (physiological, biochemical, and anatomic parameters) on the values of a series of bio-indicators of metal and organic industrial chemical exposures.
Vincent W Chen et al.
Optics express, 22(10), 12316-12326 (2014-06-13)
Cuboid-shaped organic microcavities containing a pyrromethene laser dye and supported upon a photonic crystal have been investigated as an approach to reducing the lasing threshold of the cavities. Multiphoton lithography facilitated fabrication of the cuboid cavities directly on the substrate
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