2-Pentanone

2-Pentanone or methyl propyl ketone (MPK) is a ketone and solvent of minor importance.

It is comparable to methyl ethyl ketone, but has a lower solvency and is more expensive.

[5] It occurs naturally in Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco)[6] and blue cheese as a metabolic product of Penicillium mold growth.

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Skeletal formula of 2-pentanone
Skeletal formula of 2-pentanone
Ball-and-stick model of 2-pentanone
Ball-and-stick model of 2-pentanone