Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
2-Hexanone (methyl butyl ketone MBK) is a ketone used as a general solvent and in paints. It dissolves cellulose nitrate vinyl polymers and copolymers and natural and synthetic resins. It has a very low MAK value and is recommended as a solvent because it is photochemically inactive.2-Hexanone is absorbed through the lungs orally and dermally. Its metabolite 25-Hexanedione is neurotoxic.
