3-Methyl-2-butanone (methyl isopropyl ketone, MIPK) is a

ketone In organic chemistry, a ketone is a functional group with the structure R–C(=O)–R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones contain a carbonyl group –C(=O)– (which contains a carbon-oxygen double bo ...

and solvent of minor importance. It is comparable to MEK (

Methyl ethyl ketone Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), is an organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)CH2CH3. This colourless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of acetone. It is produced industrially on a large scale, but occurs in nat ...

), but has a lower solvency and is more expensive.{{citation , author=Dieter Stoye , contribution=Solvents , title=

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry ''Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry'' is a major reference work related to industrial chemistry by Chemist Fritz Ullmann, first published in 1914, and exclusively in German as "Enzyklopädie der Technischen Chemie" until 1984. Hist ...

, edition=7th , publisher=Wiley , year=2007 , pages=55–56

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Pentanones Ketone solvents