2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one
[CAS# 930-91-6]

Identification

• Name: 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one
• Synonyms: 2-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one; 2-(Hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-enone; 2-methylolcyclopent-2-en-1-one
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₈O₂
• Molecular Weight: 112.13
• CAS Registry Number: 930-91-6
• SMILES: C1CC(=O)C(=C1)CO
• InChI: 1S/C6H8O2/c7-4-5-2-1-3-6(5)8/h2,7H,1,3-4H2
• InChIKey: DQTFESRTIZHRRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.2±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 259.8±19.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 107.7±14.1°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.