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2,5-hexanedione
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Definition
: 6-carbon straight-chain or branched ketones.
Other names
Ethyl Propyl Ketones; Butyl Methyl Ketones; Propyl Ketones, Ethyl; Methyl Ketones, Butyl; Ketones, Ethyl Propyl; Ketones, Butyl Methyl
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2,5-hexanedione [ acetone, acetonyl,acetonyl acetone,diacetonyl ]
metabolite of methyl-n-butyl ketone
110-13-4
*Hexanones
Pharma Action
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
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Cross-Linking Reagents
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Neurotoxins
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 39(2):94;1978; Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 1979;3(2):204; J Neurochem 32(3):683;1979; J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 38:771;1975; Proc Royal Soc Med 70(1):37;1977; Sangyo Igaku 1979;21(6):528