Definition

2-Hexanone (methyl butyl ketone, MBK) is a ketone used as a general solvent and in paints. It dissolves cellulose nitrate, vinyl polymers and copolymers, and natural and synthetic resins. It is recommended as a solvent because it is photochemically inactive;however it has a very low safe threshold limit value.
2-Hexanone is absorbed through the lungs, orally and dermally and its metabolite, 2,5-hexanedione, is neurotoxic.Animal tests have shown that the neurotoxic effect of 2-hexanone may be potentiated by simultaneous administration of 2-butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK).

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Characteristics

    Characteristics 2-Hexanone

  • It is a clear.
  • Colorless Liquid with a sharp odor.
  • It dissolves very easily in water, and can evaporate easily into the air as a vapor.
  • It dissolves very easily in water, and can evaporate easily into the air as a vapor.
  • It is no longer made or used in the United States because it has harmful health effects.
  • It is formed as a waste product resulting from industrial activities such as making wood pulp and producing gas from coal, and in oil shale.

Another name of 2-Hexanone

  • 2-Hexanone
  • Butylmethyl Ketone
  • Hexan-2-one
  • Ketone, Methyl n-Butyl
  • Methyl n Butyl Ketone
  • n-Butyl Ketone, Methyl
  • MBK
  • Propyl acetone

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