Other names:
4-Methyl-2-pentanone, Isopropylacetone, Hexone, Isobutyl methyl ketone, 2-Methylpropyl methyl ketone, 4-Methyl-2-oxopentane, MIK, Isobutylmethyl ketone, MIBK, Isohexanon
Uses
Used as an agent to denature alcohol
Useful in solvent extraction
It can be used to extract gold, silver and other precious metals from cyanide solutions, such as those found at gold mines, to determine the levels of those dissolved metals
solvent for gums, resins, paints, varnishes, lacquers, & nitrocellulose.