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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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MOLECULAR FORMULA
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
BOILING POINT °C.
FLASH P T . ° F . TAG TAG OPEN CLOSED CUP CUP
VAPOR PRESSURE m m . Bg 2 0 ° C.
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CH3-C0-CH3
58.1
56.1
BELOW - 4
186.2
METHYL ETHYL KEWNi
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CH3-C0-C2H5
72.1
79.6
34
28
7Ί.2
6.71
METHYL ISOBUTYL KEWNi
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CH 3 -CO-CH 2 -CH(CH 3 )2
100.2
115.9
81
60
15.2
6.67
1
CH3-CO-CH = C(CH3)2
98.1
129.5
98
79
8.0
MESITYL OKIDi
AS SOLVENTS, these four Shell C h e m i c a l ketones c a n be used to excellent a d v a n t a g e . . . in surface coatings based o n nitrocellulose a n d vinyl r e s i n s . . . i n phenolic c a n c o a t i n g o p e r a t i o n s , cloth and p a p e r coatings, airpLane dopes, artificial l e a t h e r s , a c e t a t e rayon, p h o t o g r a p h i c film, cleaning compounds, p a i n t r e m o v e r s , adhesives a n d r u b b e r cement. I n t h e c o m p o u n d i n g of lacquers a n d t h i n n e r s , t h e i r solvency p e r m i t s solutions of high solids c o n c e n t r a t i o n while k e e p i n g vis cosity characteristics- within w o r k a b l e l i m i t s . AS EXTRACTANTS tliey find w i d e s p r e a d use in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of antibiotics, t h e deAvaxing of l u b r i c a t i n g oils a n d in n u m e r o u s o t h e r r e c o v e r y processes. AS CHEMICAL RAW MATERIALS t h e s e k e t o n e s , because of t h e i r r e a c t i v e c a r b o n y l group, p e r m i t c h l o r i n a t i o n , h y d r o g é n a t i o n , oxid a t i o n a n d condensation w i t h aldehydes a n d a r o m a t i c compounds.
POUNDS PER GAL 20° C,
6.59 S
7.11 1
For full descriptive matter and samples of any or all of the above ketones, write your nearest Shell Chemical office.
Other Shell Chemical products a r e : Allyl Chloride, Acrolein. Epichlorohydri n, Glycerol Dichlorohydrin and Isopropyl Alcohol
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