2-Butanone
- Formula: C4H8O
- Molecular weight: 72.1057
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZWEHNKRNPOVVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 78-93-3
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Butan-2-one; Butanone; Ethyl methyl ketone; Ketone, methyl ethyl; Methyl ethyl ketone; MEK; C2H5COCH3; Acetone, methyl-; Aethylmethylketon; 3-Butanone; Butanone 2; Ethyl methyl cetone; Ethylmethylketon; Ketone, ethyl methyl; Meetco; Methyl acetone; Metiletilchetone; Metyloetyloketon; Rcra waste number U159; UN 1193; 2-Oxobutane; 2-Butanal; 2-butanone (MEK; methyl ethyl ketone); 2-butanone (MEK)
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Kovats' RI, polar column, temperature ramp
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | CBP-20 | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax |
Column length (m) | 25. | 60. | 60. | 60. | 60. |
Carrier gas | He | He | He | He | He |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||
Tstart (C) | 50. | 40. | 40. | 40. | 40. |
Tend (C) | 200. | 190. | 200. | 200. | 200. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 4. | 3. | 3. | 3. | 2. |
Initial hold (min) | 5. | 6. | 5. | 5. | 10. |
Final hold (min) | |||||
I | 905. | 881. | 900. | 900. | 893. |
Reference | Shimadzu, 2003 | Shimoda and Shibamoto, 1990 | Tatsuka, Suekane, et al., 1990 | Tatsuka, Suekane, et al., 1990 | Umano and Shibamoto, 1987 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Packed |
---|---|
Active phase | PEG-20M |
Column length (m) | 5.5 |
Carrier gas | N2 |
Substrate | Celite |
Column diameter (mm) | |
Phase thickness (μm) | |
Tstart (C) | 70. |
Tend (C) | 175. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 10. |
Initial hold (min) | 9. |
Final hold (min) | |
I | 908. |
Reference | Galt and MacLeod, 1984 |
Comment | MSDC-RI |
References
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Shimadzu, 2003
Shimadzu,
Gas chromatography analysis of organic solvents using capillary columns (No. 2), 2003, retrieved from http://www.shimadzu.com/apps/form.cfm. [all data]
Shimoda and Shibamoto, 1990
Shimoda, M.; Shibamoto, T.,
Isolation and identification of headspace volatiles from brewed coffee with an on-column GC/MS method,
J. Agric. Food Chem., 1990, 38, 3, 802-804, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00093a045
. [all data]
Tatsuka, Suekane, et al., 1990
Tatsuka, K.; Suekane, S.; Sakai, Y.; Sumitani, H.,
Volatile constituents of kiwi fruit flowers: simultaneous distillation and extraction versus headspace sampling,
J. Agric. Food Chem., 1990, 38, 12, 2176-2180, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00102a015
. [all data]
Umano and Shibamoto, 1987
Umano, K.; Shibamoto, T.,
Analysis of headspace volatiles from overheated beef fat,
J. Agric. Food Chem., 1987, 35, 1, 14-18, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00073a004
. [all data]
Galt and MacLeod, 1984
Galt, A.M.; MacLeod, G.,
Headspace sampling of cooked beef aroma using Tenax GC,
J. Agric. Food Chem., 1984, 32, 1, 59-64, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00121a016
. [all data]
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tend Final temperature Tstart Initial temperature - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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