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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
Beilstein:
605399
EC Number:
203-550-1
MDL number:
MFCD00008938
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329747441
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

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

SMILES string

CC(C)CC(C)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

NTIZESTWPVYFNL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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.

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.

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Hazard Statements

H225,H319,H332,H336,H351

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH066

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

closed cup

Flash Point(C)

closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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.
Mao Ting et al.
The Science of the total environment, 390(1), 97-108 (2007-11-03)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air of Beijing City were measured at the heights of 8, 32, 140 and 280 m on the Beijing 325 m meteorological tower in autumn 2005. Concentrations of fifty-five compounds were determined by quantitative
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