2-Hexanone

• Formula: C₆H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 100.1589
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h3-5H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QQZOPKMRPOGIEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 591-78-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • 2-Hexanone, 1,1,1,3,3-d5-
• Other names: n-Butyl methyl ketone; Butyl methyl ketone; Hexan-2-one; Methyl butyl ketone; Methyl n-butyl ketone; 2-Oxohexane; n-C4H9COCH3; Hexanone-2; Ketone, butyl methyl; MBK; MNBK; Propylacetone
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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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