2-Pentanone
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Pentan-2-one or 2-pentanone or methyl propyl ketone is a colorless liquid ketone
with an odor resembling that of acetone
. Its formula is C5H10O. It is sometimes used in very small amounts as a flavoring food additive. Two other ketone
s, 3-pentanone
and methyl isopropyl ketone
are isomers of 2-pentanone.
Ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RCR', where R and R' can be a variety of atoms and groups of atoms. It features a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology...
with an odor resembling that of acetone
Acetone
Acetone is the organic compound with the formula 2CO, a colorless, mobile, flammable liquid, the simplest example of the ketones.Acetone is miscible with water and serves as an important solvent in its own right, typically as the solvent of choice for cleaning purposes in the laboratory...
. Its formula is C5H10O. It is sometimes used in very small amounts as a flavoring food additive. Two other ketone
Ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RCR', where R and R' can be a variety of atoms and groups of atoms. It features a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology...
s, 3-pentanone
3-Pentanone
3-Pentanone is a simple, symmetrical dialkyl ketone. It is a colorless liquid ketone with an odor like that of acetone. It is soluble in about 25 parts water, but miscible with organic solvents. It is mainly used as a solvent in paint and a precursor to vitamin E...
and methyl isopropyl ketone
Methyl isopropyl ketone
Methyl isopropyl ketone is a highly flammable liquid ketone. Its formula is C5H10O. Two other ketones, which are isomers of methyl isopropyl ketone, are 2-pentanone and 3-pentanone. It is primarily used as a solvent....
are isomers of 2-pentanone.