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2-piperidone
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2-oxo-piperidine, 2-oxopiperidine, delta-valerolactam, 5-pentanolactam, alpha-piperidone, piperidinone, piperidone, Piperidon (german)
2-Piperidinone (2-piperidone or δ-valerolactam) is an organic compound with the formula . Valerolactam is formed by dehydrogenation of 5-amino-1-pentanol, catalyzed by rhodium and ruthenium complexes, The compound, a colorless solid, is classified as a lactam.
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Within Vinony's link graph, 2-piperidone is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to rhodium, ruthenium and mass density.
It sits within the topics 2-Piperidinones, Chembox image size set and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H9NO
- Molecular weight
- 99.13 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- piperidin-2-one
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 99.068
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- chemical formula
- C₅H₉NO
- canonical SMILES
- C1CCNC(=O)C1
- melting point
- 37.0
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Encyclopedic overview
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2-Piperidinone (2-piperidone or δ-valerolactam) is an organic compound with the formula . Valerolactam is formed by dehydrogenation of 5-amino-1-pentanol, catalyzed by rhodium and ruthenium complexes, The compound, a colorless solid, is classified as a lactam.
It is the monomer of nylon 5, a polyamide: {{chem2|n (CH2)4CONH -> [HN(CH2)4CO)]_{n} }}
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