2-Butanone suppliers

Melting point:

-87 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

80 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.805 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor density 

2.49 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

71 mm Hg ( 20 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.379(lit.)

FEMA 

2170 | 2-BUTANONE

Flash point:

26 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Miscible with acetone, ethanol, benzene, ether (U.S. EPA, 1985), and many other solvents, particularly ketones and aldehydes

form 

Solution

pka

14.7 (quoted, Riddick et al., 1986)

color 

Colorless

Relative polarity

0.327

Odor

Sweet/sharp odor detectable at 2 to 85 ppm (mean = 16 ppm)

PH

pH(1+4, 25℃):6.0～7.0

explosive limit

1.8-11.5%(V)

Odor Threshold

0.44ppm

Odor Type

ethereal

Water Solubility 

290 g/L (20 ºC)

Merck 

14,6072

JECFA Number

278

BRN 

741880

Henry's Law Constant

23.0 at 50.00 °C, 34.1 at 60.00 °C, 50.6 at 70.00 °C, 70.4 at 80.00 °C (headspace-GC, Hovorka et al., 2002)

Exposure limits

TLV-TWA, PEL 590 mg/m³ (200 ppm) (ACGIH, OSHA); STEL 885 mg/m³ (300 ppm) (ACGIH); IDLH 3000 ppm (NIOSH).

Dielectric constant

18.5（20℃）

Stability:

Stable. Highly flammable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, bases, strong reducing agents. Protect from moisture.

LogP

0.3 at 40℃

Symbol(GHS) 

GHS02,GHS07

Signal word 

Danger

Hazard statements 

H225-H319-H336

Precautionary statements 

P210-P305+P351+P338

Hazard Codes 

F,Xi,T

Risk Statements 

11-36-66-67-39/23/24/25-23/24/25

Safety Statements 

9-16-45-36/37

RIDADR 

UN 1193 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

EL6475000

Autoignition Temperature

516 °C

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29141200

Toxicity

LD50 orally in rats: 6.86 ml/kg (Smyth)

IDLA

3,000 ppm