• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Butan-2-one

Butan-2-one Methyl ethyl ketone; ethyl methyl ketone; C4H8O = 72.11 (78-93-3)

Chromatographic reagent grade of commerce.

A colourless, flammable liquid; boiling point, about 79°; bp2012_v5_46_002_[appendix_i_a]_b d_20_20.png, about 0.81.