• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
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Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 4-Methyl-2-pentanone; C6H12O = 100.2 (108-10-1)

Clear, colourless liquid, slightly soluble in water, miscible with most organic solvents.

bp2013_v5_47_1003_[appendix_i_a]_m_ep7-7_ep_revised_texts d_20_20.png, about 0.80; boiling point, about 115°.

Distillation range (2.2.11). Distil 100 mL. The range of temperature of distillation from 1 mL to 95 mL of distillate does not exceed 4.0°.

Residue on evaporation Maximum 0.01% determined by evaporating on a water-bath and drying at 100-105°.