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3-Methyl-2-cyclopentenone

97%

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Linear Formula:
CH3C5H5(=O)
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
96.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
220-421-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1280476
MDL number:
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Product Name

3-Methyl-2-cyclopentenone, 97%

mp

3-5 °C (lit.)

InChI key

CHCCBPDEADMNCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H8O/c1-5-2-3-6(7)4-5/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

SMILES string

CC1=CC(=O)CC1

assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.488 (lit.)

bp

74 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.980 g/mL at 20 °C
0.971 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ketone

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

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Application

3-Methyl-2-cyclopentenone was used in the synthesis of 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopentenone.

General description

3-Methyl-2-cyclopentenone undergoes reduction in presence of triethylammonium formate and palladium catalyst to form saturated ketone. It undergoes B(C6F5)3 catalyzed hydrosilation to yield complex reaction mixtures of 1,2 addition products and oligomers.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

149.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

65 °C - closed cup

ppe

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Palladium-catalyzed reductions of. alpha.,. beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, conjugated dienes, and acetylenes with trialkylammonium formates.
Cortese NA and Heck NA.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 43(20), 3985-3987 (1978)
B(C6F5)3 catalyzed hydrosilation of enones and silyl enol ethers.
Blackwell JM, et al.
Tetrahedron, 58(41), 8247-8254 (2002)
A new synthesis of cyclopentenones: dihydrojasmone.
Hendrickson JB and Palumbo PS.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 50(12), 2110-2112 (1985)

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