2-Hydroxymethyl-2-Cyclopentenone
[CAS# 68882-71-3]

Identification

• Name: 2-Hydroxymethyl-2-Cyclopentenone
• Synonyms: 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-Cyclopent-2-Enone; 2-Methylolcyclopent-2-En-1-One; Cyclopent-2-En-1-One, 2-Hydroxymethyl
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₈O₂
• Molecular Weight: 112.13
• CAS Registry Number: 68882-71-3
• SMILES: C(O)C1=CCCC1=O
• InChI: 1S/C6H8O2/c7-4-5-2-1-3-6(5)8/h2,7H,1,3-4H2
• InChIKey: DQTFESRTIZHRRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.179g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 259.835°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 107.698°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Martin G. Banwell, Curtis F. Crasto, Christopher J. Easton, Tomislav Karoli, Darren R. March, Michael R. Nairn, Peter J. O’Hanlon, Mark D. Oldham, Anthony C. Willis and Weimin Yue. , Chem. Commun., 2001, 0, 2210.