Cycloheptanone

Cycloheptanone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cycloheptanone
Other names
Suberone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 207-937-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H12O/c8-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-7/h1-6H2 checkY
    Key: CGZZMOTZOONQIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • O=C1CCCCCC1
Properties
C7H12O
Molar mass 112.172 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.949 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1]
Boiling point 179 to 181 °C (354 to 358 °F; 452 to 454 K)[1]
Insoluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H226, H302, H318
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P310, P330, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Flash point 56 °C (133 °F; 329 K)[2]
Related compounds
Cyclohexanone, Cyclooctanone, Tropinone
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cycloheptanone, (CH2)6CO, is a cyclic ketone also referred to as suberone. It is a colourless volatile liquid. Cycloheptanone is used as a precursor for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.

  1. ^ a b The Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2728
  2. ^ Cycloheptanone at Sigma-Aldrich