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cyclopentanone
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Cyclopentanone is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)4CO. This cyclic ketone is a colorless volatile liquid.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H8O
- Molecular weight
- 84.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cyclopentanone
- SMILES
- C1CCC(=O)C1
- InChIKey
- BGTOWKSIORTVQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.4
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 84.058
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- melting point
- -51.0
- canonical SMILES
- C1CCC(=O)C1
- chemical formula
- C₅H₈O
- found in taxon
- Vitis rotundifolia
- Commons category
- Cyclopentanone
- ionization energy
- 9.25
- electric dipole moment
- 3.3
- boiling point
- 130.57
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation
- Uses
- References
Cyclopentanone is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)4CO. This cyclic ketone is a colorless volatile liquid.
==Preparation== Ketonic decarboxylation of adipic acid gives cyclopentanone. The reaction is conducted at elevated temperatures in the presence of barium hydroxide. frameless|400px
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