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Also known as ketocyclopentane, ketopentamethylene, oxocyclopentane

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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Wikidata facts

Mass
84.058
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melting point
-51.0
canonical SMILES
C1CCC(=O)C1
chemical formula
C₅H₈O
Commons category
Cyclopentanone
ionization energy
9.25
electric dipole moment
3.3
boiling point
130.57
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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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