Ethyl isopropyl ketone
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| Preferred IUPAC name
 2-Methylpentan-3-one  | |
| Other names
 Ethyl isopropyl ketone 
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.445 | 
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| Properties | |
| C6H12O | |
| Molar mass | 100.161 g·mol−1 | 
| Density | 0.811 g/cm3[1] | 
| Melting point | < 25 °C (77 °F; 298 K) | 
| Boiling point | 113 °C (235 °F; 386 K)[1] | 
| 15.5 mg/mL[2] | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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Ethyl isopropyl ketone (2-methyl-pentan-3-one) is an aliphatic ketone with used as a reagent in organic chemistry and as a solvent.
Its fully fluorinated analog is known as Novec 1230 and is used in gaseous fire suppression.
References
- ^ a b "2-Methyl-3-pentanone". Sigma-Aldrich.
 - ^ "Ethyl isopropyl ketone (HMDB0005846)". Human Metabolome Database.
 
