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Also known as cyclopentimine, cypentil, hexazane, pip, pentamethylenimine, pentamethyleneamine, pentamethyleneimine, azinane

Piperidine is an organic compound with the molecular formula (CH2)5NH. This heterocyclic amine consists of a six-membered ring containing five methylene bridges (–CH2–) and one amine bridge (–NH–). It is a colorless liquid with an odor described as objectionable, human sperm-like, typical of amines. The name comes from the genus name Piper, which is the Latin word for pepper. Although piperidine is a common organic compound, it is best known as a representative structure element within many pharmaceuticals and alkaloids, such as naturally-occurring solenopsins.

Chemical data

Formula
C5H11N
Molecular weight
85.15 g/mol
IUPAC name
piperidine
SMILES
C1CCNCC1
InChIKey
NQRYJNQNLNOLGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.8
Polar surface area
12 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Mass
85.089
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boiling point
106.22
melting point
-11.03
refractive index
1.453
dynamic viscosity
1.573
density
0.862
chemical formula
C₅H₁₁N
Commons category
Piperidine
pKa
11.22
canonical SMILES
C1CCNCC1
ionization energy
8.05
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9 sections
Contents
  • Production
  • Natural occurrence of piperidine and derivatives
  • Conformation
  • Reactions
  • NMR chemical control
  • Uses
  • List of piperidine medications
  • References
  • External links

Piperidine is an organic compound with the molecular formula (CH2)5NH. This heterocyclic amine consists of a six-membered ring containing five methylene bridges (–CH2–) and one amine bridge (–NH–). It is a colorless liquid with an odor described as objectionable, human sperm-like, typical of amines. The name comes from the genus name Piper, which is the Latin word for pepper. Although piperidine is a common organic compound, it is best known as a representative structure element within many pharmaceuticals and alkaloids, such as naturally-occurring solenopsins.

== Production == Piperidine was first reported in 1850 by the Scottish chemist Thomas Anderson and again, independently, in 1852 by the French chemist Auguste Cahours, who named it. Both of them obtained piperidine by reacting piperine with nitric acid.

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