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Is 3-Heptanone vegan?

3-Heptanone

Vegan

3-Heptanone, also known as butyl ethyl ketone, is a seven-carbon ketone. It is a colourless liquid with a green, fruity odour reminiscent of melon and banana, used as a fragrance ingredient, solvent, and synthetic building block for other organic molecules.

Also known as Butyl Ethyl Ketone, Heptan-3-one
INCI name 3-Heptanone
CAS number 106-35-4
EC number 203-388-1
CosIng ID 39135
Last reviewed 4 July 2026

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