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2-cyclopentenone

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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.

Chemical data

Formula
C5H6O
Molecular weight
82.1 g/mol
IUPAC name
cyclopent-2-en-1-one
SMILES
C1CC(=O)C=C1
InChIKey
BZKFMUIJRXWWQK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.5
Polar surface area
17.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
hydrogen
Mass
82.042
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chemical formula
C₅H₆O
canonical SMILES
C1CC(=O)C=C1
Commons category
2-Cyclopenten-1-one
found in taxon
Perilla frutescens
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  • Reactions
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  • Related compounds
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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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