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Methyl n-Butyl Ketone

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Definition: An industrial solvent which causes nervous system degeneration. MBK is an acronym often used to refer to it.      Other names Hexan-2-one; Butylmethyl Ketone; 2-Hexanone; n-Butyl Ketone, Methyl; Methyl n Butyl Ketone; Ketone, Methyl n-Butyl; Ketone, Butylmethyl; Hexan 2 one; 2 Hexanone
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
4-hydroxymethyl isobutyl ketone  77110-34-0   Methyl n-Butyl Ketone/*analogs & derivatives. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1988;92(3):419
ethyl-n-butyl ketone  106-35-4 3-heptanone  Methyl n-Butyl Ketone/*analogs & derivatives. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1980;52(1):153
methyl isobutyl ketone  108-10-1   *Methyl n-Butyl Ketone Isomerism. Vopr Virusol 5:627;1975

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