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Sigma-Aldrich

2-Pentanone

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%, purified by redistillation

Synonym(s):

Methyl propyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCH2CH2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
86.13
Beilstein:
506058
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352115
PubChem Substance ID:

vapor pressure

27 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

941 °F

purified by

redistillation

expl. lim.

8.2 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.39 (lit.)

bp

101-105 °C (lit.)

mp

−78 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 72.6 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.809 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C5H10O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

XNLICIUVMPYHGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Other Notes

A -D suffix exists for administrative purposes only.
All -D packages are 100% the same product, same quality, same specification as the package sizes previously sold without a -D.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

46.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

8 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Infinite-dilution binary diffusion coefficients of 2-propanone, 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, and 3-pentanone in CO2 by the Taylor dispersion technique from 308.15 to 328.15 K in the pressure range from 8 to 35 MPa.
Funazukuri T, et al.
International Journal of Thermophysics, 21(6), 1279-1290 (2000)
Phase liquid-vapor equilibria and thermodynamic properties of solutions of n-propanol-aliphatic ketones.
Suntsov YK, et al.
Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 89(6), 926-930 (2015)
Atmospheric chemistry of 2-pentanone and 2-heptanone.
Atkinson R, et al.
Environmental Science & Technology, 34(4), 623-631 (2000)
Toward rational design of stable, supported metal catalysts for aqueous-phase processing: Insights from the hydrogenation of levulinic acid.
Abdelrahman OA, et al.
J. Catal., 329, 10-21 (2015)
On the dissociation of the 2-pentanone ion studied by threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy.
Kercher JP, et al.
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 249, 403-411 (2006)

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