Properties of 2-butanone

Thermophysical properties for 2-butanone (CAS: 78-93-3). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 4, H: 8, O: 1
  • CAS
    78-93-3
  • Formula
    C4H8O
  • ID
    78-93-3
  • InChI
    C4H8O/c1-3-4(2)5/h3H2,1-2H3
  • InChI Key
    ZWEHNKRNPOVVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    butan-2-one
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    72.1057
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    6569
  • SMILES
    CCC(=O)C
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.329
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    42.07
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    263.55
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.267
  • Dipole moment
    2.78
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -86.8
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    79.6

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    43.0601
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00368617
  • Density (kg/m³)
    799.542
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.395051
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    480.191
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.4624e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -3.3592e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    4.9410e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    158.805
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0901837
  • Parachor
    3.5557e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00325
  • Prandtl number
    6.05786
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.120909
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    79.6179
  • Solubility parameter
    1.8880e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.800329
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    2.20239
  • Surface tension
    0.0238097
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.143625
  • Thermal diffusivity
    8.1563e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    404
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -10
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.015
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.134

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential