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GK QUESTION#3253

Methyl ethyl ketone is also known as:

  1. Amethyl pentanone
  2. B2-butanol
  3. C2-butanoneCorrect answer
  4. Dpropanone
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C. 2-butanone

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Methyl ethyl ketone has structure CH₃COCH₂CH₃: a four-carbon ketone with the carbonyl group at carbon 2. Its systematic name is butan-2-one, also written 2-butanone. Butan-2-ol is an alcohol, and propanone has only three carbons.

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