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Acetone GOST 2768-84
(From the Latin. Acetum - vinegar) - the first of a homologous series of aliphatic ketones. The formula (CH3) 2CO.
A colorless volatile liquid with a characteristic odor. Unlimited mixed with water and polar organic solvents, also in limited proportions mixed with nonpolar solvents.
Acetone is a valuable industrial solvent and small toxicity due to it has been widely used in the manufacture of paints, explosives, drugs.