2-Pentanone

• Formula: C₅H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 86.1323
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H10O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XNLICIUVMPYHGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 107-87-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ethyl acetone; Methyl n-propyl ketone; Methyl propyl ketone; Propyl methyl ketone; n-C3H7COCH3; Pentan-2-one; Metylopropyloketon; UN 1249; n-Propyl methyl ketone; Pentanone-2; NSC 5350
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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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