| Trade name | INCI | Detail |
| Acetone | Acetone | typically for cleaning purposes in the laboratory. Familiar household uses of acetone are as the active ingredient in nail polish remover, and as paint thinner. |
| Cyclohexanone | Cyclohexanone | cyclohexanone is consumed in the production of precursors to Nylon 6,6 and Nylon 6. |
| Isophorone | Isoacetophorone | used as a solvent in some printing inks, paints, lacquers, adhesives, copolymers, coatings, finishings and pesticides.[16] It is also used as a chemical intermediate and as an ingredient in wood preservatives and floor sealants. |
| MEK | methyl ethyl ketone | dissolves polystyrene and many other plastics, it is sold as "model cement" for use in connecting parts of scale model kits. Though often considered an adhesive, it is actually functioning as a welding agent in this context. |
| MIBK | Methyl isobutyl ketone | quite low solubility in water, making it useful for liquid-liquid extraction |
