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2-Cyclopentenone is the organic compound with the chemical formula . 2-Cyclopentenone contains two functional groups, a ketone and an alkene. It is a colorless liquid. Its isomer, 3-cyclopentenone is less commonly encountered.

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2-Cyclopentenone is the organic compound with the chemical formula . 2-Cyclopentenone contains two functional groups, a ketone and an alkene. It is a colorless liquid. Its isomer, 3-cyclopentenone is less commonly encountered.

The term cyclopentenone may also refer to a structural motif wherein the cyclopentenone moiety is a subunit of a larger molecule. Cyclopentenones are found in a large number of natural products, including jasmone, the aflatoxins, and several prostaglandins.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2-cyclopentenone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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