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 (1,055 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 (1,055 views/month).[2] butanone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] butanone is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Volatile Flavor Compounds of Myoga (Zingiber Mioga).. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . New volatile components of roasted coffee. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Volatile flavour components of guava. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam.. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Essential Oil ofAgeratum conyzoidesL. from Ghana. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Chemical Composition of the Leaf Oil ofAlpinia chinensisRosc, from Vietnam. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Action and composition of the alarm pheromone of the bedbugCimex lectularius L.. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Volatile flavor components of licorice. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Steam volatile aroma constituents of roasted cocoa beans. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The volatile organic compounds from the mycelium of Tuber borchii Vitt. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Principal constituents of black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) aroma. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Aloe exudate: characterization by reversed phase HPLC and headspace GC-MS.. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Characteristic Aroma Components of the Volatile Oil of Yellow Keaw Mango Fruits Determined by Limited Odor Unit Method.. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Volatile components of papaya (Carica papaya L., Maradol variety) fruit. 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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  1. 16h ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vapor pressure {'unit': 'Q6859652', '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)
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