3-Pentanone (also known as diethyl ketone) is a simple, symmetrical dialkyl ketone. It is a colorless liquid ketone with an odor like that of acetone. It is soluble in about 25 parts water, but miscible with organic solvents.
3-Pentanone (also known as diethyl ketone) is a simple, symmetrical dialkyl ketone. It is a colorless liquid ketone with an odor like that of acetone. It is soluble in about 25 parts water, but miscible with organic solvents.
==Uses== 3-Pentanone is primarily used as starting material in chemical synthesis. A major application is in the industrial synthesis of vitamin E. It has also been used in the synthesis of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu).
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