butanone

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q372291
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butanone

Summary

butanone is a type of chemical entity[1]. butanone ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • butanone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • butanone's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCC(=O)C[4].
  • butanone's chemical formula is recorded as C₄H₈O[5].
  • butanone is a type of biogenic acyclic ketone[6].
  • butanone is a type of oxygenated hydrocarbon[7].
  • butanone is part of methyl ethyl ketone metabolic process[8].
  • butanone is part of methyl ethyl ketone catabolic process[9].
  • butanone is part of (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile lyase activity[10].
  • butanone's Commons category is recorded as Butanone[11].
  • butanone comprises oxygen[12].
  • butanone comprises carbon[13].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Zingiber mioga[14].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Coffea arabica[15].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Psidium guajava[16].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Nepeta racemosa[17].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Ageratum conyzoides[18].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Alpinia chinensis[19].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Cimex lectularius[20].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as liquorice[21].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as cacao[22].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Tuber borchii[23].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Tuber melanosporum[24].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Aloe africana[25].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Mangifera indica[26].
  • butanone's found in taxon is recorded as Carica papaya[27].

Why It Matters

butanone ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).[2] butanone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] butanone is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 13330, 13330
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 13330, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 13330, 13330
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 013330, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 4w ago · Carn · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chemical structure → Butan-2-one 200.svg, Butanone-skeletal-structure.svg
    P14834 → Q141130842
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14834]]: [[Q141130842]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788165634350"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → uzbZu
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 19w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vapor pressure → {'amount': '+78'}
    Has characteristic → Class IB flammable liquid
    Subclass of → biogenic acyclic ketone, oxygenated hydrocarbon
    Instance of → type of chemical entity
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P10283]]: C2780891278, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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