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550485

3-Oxo-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
128.13
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
MDL number:
Assay:
97%
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Quality Segment

assay

97%

mp

59-62 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid, ketone

SMILES string

OC(=O)C1CCC(=O)C1

InChI

1S/C6H8O3/c7-5-2-1-4(3-5)6(8)9/h4H,1-3H2,(H,8,9)

InChI key

RDSNBKRWKBMPOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

3-Oxo-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid , also known as 3-oxocyclopentanecarboxylic acid, is a keto acid derivative. It undergoes Curtius rearrangement with diphenyl phosphoryl azide and triethylamine in tert-butanol to form the corresponding boc-protected 1-(3-oxo)urea derivative.

Application

3-Oxo-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid may be used in the preparation of 3-hydroxycyclopentanecarboxylic acid via hydrogenation.
Substrate used in a study of biohydroxylation with mutants of cytochrome P450 BM-3.

Legal Information

Product of Rieke Metals, Inc.
Rieke is a registered trademark of Rieke Metals, Inc.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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