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Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)

Overview

Product Name

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)

Brand Name

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)

Product ERP ID

N/A

Product ID

3265

Description

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) is a colorless liquid. Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) is used as a solvent for paints, varnishes, gums, lacquers, resins, adhesives, nitrocellulose, vinyl copolymers, acrylics, alkyds, polyesters, and epoxies. Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) is employed as an alcohol denaturant, as a synthetic flavoring agent, and for the extraction of rare metals and anti-ozonant additive in tires. It is also used in the pharmaceutical, and agrochemical industries.



Identifiers

Chemical Name

4-Methyl-2-Pentanone

EC #

203-550-1

Molecular Formula

C6H12O or CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2

CAS #

108-10-1

InChI Key

NTIZESTWPVYFNL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Synonyms

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone; Isopropylacetone; Isobutyl methyl ketone; MIBK



Classifications

Product Chemistries

Ketones



Tags

Industries

  • Agriculture
  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Consumer
  • Furniture & Wood
  • Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
  • HI&I
  • Paints & Coatings
  • Personal Care & Cosmetics

Applications

  • Cleaning & Sanitation
  • Automotive Care & Components
  • Chemical Industry
  • Metal Coatings
  • Injection Molding
  • Insecticides
  • Medical & Pharmaceutical Products

Value Propositions

Marketing Segments

  • Industrial
  • Cleaning Chemicals
  • Metal Processing
  • Agrochemicals

Functions

  • Extractant
  • Preservative
  • Solvent

Properties


Property Name Value Unit
Physical State Liquid
Color Colorless
Odor Characteristics
Melting Point -84 °C
Boiling Point 117 °C
Flash Point 14 °C
Relative evaporation rate (ether=1) 1.6
Relative evaporation rate (ether=1) 5.6
Vapor pressure at 20 °C 20.2 Pa
Relative vapor density at 20 °C 3.45
Density at 20 °C 0.7978 g/cm3
Solubility Immiscible g/100ml
Partition Coefficient n-octanol/water at 25 °C Log Pow: 1.9
Auto-Ignition Temperature 460 °C
Viscosity, kinematic 0.733 mm2/s
Viscosity, dynamic 0.585 mPa.s
Lower Flammability limits 1 vol%
Upper Flammability limits 8 vol%
Specific conductivity 5.2 μS/m
Saturation concentration 77 g/m3
VOC content 100 %

Specifications

 
 
Specification Name Value Unit Test Method Test Condition
Distillation, DP 117 °C
Appearance pass D-4176
Purity 99.8 %w D-3329
Color, PT. CO. 3 D-1209
Water Content 0.037 %w D-1364
Water Content 724.16 ppm
Specific Grav. at 20 °C 0.8020 D-1298
Distillation, IBP 114 °C D-1078

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