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Butanone vs Methylethylketone - What's the difference?

butanone | methylethylketone |

In organic compound terms the difference between butanone and methylethylketone

is that butanone is a simple aliphatic ketone, CH3CH2COCH3, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints etc while methylethylketone is butanone (especially when used as a solvent.

butanone

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Noun

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  • (organic compound) A simple aliphatic ketone, CH3CH2COCH3, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints etc.

    • Synonyms

    * * ethylmethylketone * methyl ethyl ketone (abbreviation: MEK) * methylpropanone

    External links

    * ("butanone" on Wikipedia)

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    methylethylketone

    English

    Alternative forms

    *methyl ethyl ketone

    Noun

    (-) (Abbreviated as : MEK)
  • (organic compound) butanone (especially when used as a solvent)

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