Caprolactone

Caprolactone
Skeletal formula of caprolactone
Ball-and-stick model of the caprolactone molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Oxepan-2-one
Other names
Caprolactone
ε-Caprolactone
Hexano-6-lactone
6-Hexanolactone
Hexan-6-olide
1-Oxa-2-oxocycloheptane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H10O2/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-8-6/h1-5H2 checkY
    Key: PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H10O2/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-8-6/h1-5H2
    Key: PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYAG
  • C1CCC(=O)OCC1
Properties
C6H10O2
Molar mass 114.14 g/mol
Density 1.030 g/cm3
Melting point −1 °C (30 °F; 272 K)
Boiling point 241 °C (466 °F; 514 K)[2]
Miscible [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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ε-Caprolactone or simply caprolactone is a lactone (a cyclic ester) possessing a seven-membered ring. Its name is derived from caproic acid. This colorless liquid is miscible with most organic solvents and water. It was once produced on a large scale as a precursor to caprolactam.[3]

  1. ^ "ε-caprolactone SIDS Initial Assessment Report" (PDF). OECD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  2. ^ "Capa Monomer product data sheet" (PDF). Perstorp. 2015-02-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UllmannPolyesters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).