3-Methyl-2-butanone (methyl isopropyl ketone, MIPK) is a
ketone and solvent of minor importance. It is comparable to MEK (
Methyl ethyl ketone), 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.
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, edition=7th , publisher=Wiley , year=2007 , pages=55–56
References
Pentanones
Ketone solvents