3-Methyl-3-penten-2-one3-Methyl-3-penten-2-one is an unsaturated aliphatic ketone. It is an isomer of mesityl oxide and isomesityl oxide. It is a precursor of 3-methyl-2-pentanone (methyl sec-butyl ketone) and is obtained by acid-catalyzed dehydration of 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-pentanone. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article 3-Methyl-3-penten-2-one, revision 1380074594.

Property

Value

Formula

C6H10O, 98.14 g/mol

Density

0.875 g/cm³

Flash point

34 °C

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