Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:31:14 UTC
Update Date2020-06-04 20:05:21 UTC
MCDB ID BMDB0000474
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00474
Metabolite Identification
Common NameButanone
DescriptionButanone, also known as aethylmethylketon or methyl acetone, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ketones. These are organic compounds in which a carbonyl group is bonded to two carbon atoms R2C=O (neither R may be a hydrogen atom). Ketones that have one or more alpha-hydrogen atoms undergo keto-enol tautomerization, the tautomer being an enol. Thus, butanone is considered to be an oxygenated hydrocarbon lipid molecule. Butanone exists as a solid, very hydrophobic, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral molecule. Butanone is a potentially toxic compound.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
2-ButanonChEBI
2-ButanoneChEBI
3-ButanoneChEBI
AethylmethylketonChEBI
Butanone 2ChEBI
C2H5COCH3ChEBI
Ethyl methyl cetoneChEBI
Ethyl methyl ketoneChEBI
Ethyl(methyl) ketoneChEBI
Ethylmethyl ketoneChEBI
EthylmethylketonChEBI
MeetcoChEBI
MEKChEBI
Methyl acetoneChEBI
Methyl ethyl cetoneChEBI
Methyl ethyl ketoneChEBI
Methyl(ethyl) ketoneChEBI
MethylacetoneChEBI
Methylethyl ketoneChEBI
MethylethylketonChEBI
OxobutaneChEBI
Butan-2-oneKegg
ButanoneChEBI
Chemical FormulaC4H8O
Average Molecular Weight72.1057
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight72.057514878
IUPAC Namebutan-2-one
Traditional Namemethyl(ethyl) ketone
CAS Registry Number78-93-3
SMILES
CCC(C)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-3-4(2)5/h3H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyZWEHNKRNPOVVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ketones. These are organic compounds in which a carbonyl group is bonded to two carbon atoms R2C=O (neither R may be a hydrogen atom). Ketones that have one or more alpha-hydrogen atoms undergo keto-enol tautomerization, the tautomer being an enol.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbonyl compounds
Direct ParentKetones
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Ketone
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
StateLiquid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point-86.6 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility223 mg/mLNot Available
LogP0.29HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP0.41ALOGPS
logP0.81ChemAxon
logS0.11ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)19.68ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-7.3ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area17.07 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity20.82 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability8.28 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyDeposition DateView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-6d2b5f585a1d1bc5a8fb2017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-9d38ccb9b91100a7ec9a2017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-c956d364a703ad576f742017-09-12View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-6d2b5f585a1d1bc5a8fb2018-05-18View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-9d38ccb9b91100a7ec9a2018-05-18View Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-c956d364a703ad576f742018-05-18View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-4e6c1888a6b9f92a7e0c2017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-10-12View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-05fr-9000000000-ce6384a82cdbc3c321312012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-05fr-9000000000-d2220466d540748715a62012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-00di-9000000000-5c396f6150d62df63bf82012-07-24View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-7M) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-342b15824555f25c17ae2012-08-31View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80B) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-9d38ccb9b91100a7ec9a2012-08-31View Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-c956d364a703ad576f742012-08-31View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-05fr-9000000000-df1c4f4393ad8e083cee2015-05-26View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0ab9-9000000000-5db9dc68e554d23fe4ca2015-05-26View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-e76aaa16e1218b6b92e02015-05-26View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-05fr-9000000000-df1c4f4393ad8e083cee2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0ab9-9000000000-5db9dc68e554d23fe4ca2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-e76aaa16e1218b6b92e02015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-75ee4bf0cca979df2fee2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-a0882d603db69a60cd2b2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0pb9-9000000000-2b71687b4480da0a40a82015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-75ee4bf0cca979df2fee2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-a0882d603db69a60cd2b2015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0pb9-9000000000-2b71687b4480da0a40a82015-05-27View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-1924391f943e092b44862021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-b1f7b08e06d7bb20906d2021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052o-9000000000-d0609c2afd15f75e6cbb2021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-77e5dcf17bd83eca2c672021-09-23View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00dl-9000000000-91a2cd469019aa3b0b9c2021-09-23View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-fa8f185babb9571dbb912021-09-23View Spectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0006-9000000000-389580382a5be690811f2014-09-20View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2012-12-04View Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 90 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2014-09-20View Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 15.09 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Not Available2014-09-23View Spectrum
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental)Not Available2012-12-05View Spectrum
Concentrations
StatusValueReferenceDetails
Detected and Quantified0.272 +/- 0.061 uM details
Detected and Quantified0.2 +/- 0.2 uM details
Detected and Quantified0.1 +/- 0.0464 uM details
Detected and Quantified30 +/- 13 mg/100g dry matter content
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Detected and Quantified17 +/- 10 mg/100g dry matter content
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HMDB IDHMDB0000474
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB003383
KNApSAcK IDC00054019
Chemspider ID6321
KEGG Compound IDC02845
BioCyc IDMEK
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkButanone
METLIN ID5461
PubChem Compound6569
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID28398
References
Synthesis ReferenceVergnaud, Paul. The manufacture of butanediol and butanone. (1950),
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. Toso B, Procida G, Stefanon B: Determination of volatile compounds in cows' milk using headspace GC-MS. J Dairy Res. 2002 Nov;69(4):569-77. [PubMed:12463694 ]
  2. Antunes-Fernandes EC, van Gastelen S, Dijkstra J, Hettinga KA, Vervoort J: Milk metabolome relates enteric methane emission to milk synthesis and energy metabolism pathways. J Dairy Sci. 2016 Aug;99(8):6251-6262. doi: 10.3168/jds.2015-10248. Epub 2016 May 26. [PubMed:27236769 ]
  3. Brigitta Gaspardo, Giuseppe Procida, Saša Volarič, Sandy Sgorlon & Bruno Stefanon (2009). Brigitta Gaspardo et al. Determination of volatile fractions in raw milk and ripened cheese by means of GC-MS. Results of a survey performed in the marginal area between Italy and Slovenia. Italian Jounal of Animal Science Vol 8, 377-390, 2009. Italian Journal of Animal Science .