Caprolactam

• Formula: C₆H₁₁NO
• Molecular weight: 113.1576
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H11NO/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7-6/h1-5H2,(H,7,8) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JBKVHLHDHHXQEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 105-60-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 2H-Azepin-2-one, hexahydro-; ε-Caprolactam; ω-Caprolactam; Aminocaproic lactam; Hexahydro-2-azepinone; Hexahydro-2H-azepin-2-one; Hexanoic acid, 6-amino-, cyclic lactam; 2-Azacycloheptanone; 2-Ketohexamethylenimine; 2-Oxohexamethylenimine; 2-Perhydroazepinone; 6-Caprolactam; 6-Hexanelactam; 6-Aminohexanoic acid cyclic lactam; 1,6-Hexolactam; 2-Ketohexamethyleneimine; Caprolattame; Epsylon kaprolaktam; Hexamethylenimine, 2-oxo-; Hexanoic acid, 6-amino-, lactam; Hexanonisoxim; NCI-C50646; 1-Aza-2-cycloheptanone; 2H-Azepin-7-one, hexahydro-; A1030; Akulon; Alkamid; Amilan cm 1001; Amilan cm 1011; Amilan cm 1001C; Amilan cm 1001G; 6-Aminocaproic acid lactam; ATM 2(NYLON); Bonamid; Capran 80; Capran 77C; Caprolon B; Caprolon V; Capron; Capron 8250; Capron 8252; Capron 8253; Capron 8256; Capron 8257; Capron B; Capron GR 8256; Capron GR 8258; Capron PK4; Chemlon; CM 1001; CM 1011; CM 1031; CM 1041; Danamid; Dull 704; Durethan bk; Durethan bk 30S; Durethan bkv 30H; Durethan bkv 55H; Ertalon 6sa; Extrom 6N; Grilon; Hexanolactam; Itamid; Itamid 250; Itamide 25; Itamide 35; Itamide 250; Itamide 350; Itamide 250G; Itamide S; Kaprolit; Kaprolit B; Kaprolon; Kaprolon B; Kapromine; Kapron; Kapron A; Kapron B; Maranyl F 114; Maranyl F 124; Maranyl F 500; Metamid; Miramid H 2; Miramid wm 55; Nylon A1035sf; Nylon cm 1031; Nylon X 1051; Orgamide; Orgamid RMNOCD; 2-Oxohexamethyleneimine; PA 6; PK 4; PKA; Plaskin 8200; Plaskon 201; Plaskon 8201; Plaskon 8205; Plaskon 8207; Plaskon 8252; Plaskon 8202C; Plaskon 8201hs; Plaskon xp 607; Polyamide pk 4; Relon P; Renyl MV; Sipas 60; Spencer 401; Spencer 601; Steelon; Stilon; Stylon; Tarlon X-A; Tarlon XB; Tarnamid T; Tarnamid T 2; Tarnamid T 27; Torayca N 6; UBE 1022B; Ultramid B 3; Ultramid B 4; Ultramid B 5; Ultramid BMK; Vidlon; Widlon; Zytel 211; 6-Aminohexanoic acid lactam; Hexano-6-lactam; Azepan-2-one; 2-Azepanone; 117955-36-9; 2953-03-9; 34876-18-1; 168214-28-6
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

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By formula: C₆H₁₁NO = C₆H₁₁NO

References

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Kozyro, Marachuk, et al., 1989
Kozyro, A.A.; Marachuk, L.I.; Krasulin, A.P.; Yursha, I.A.; Kabo, G.Ya., Thermodynamic properties of cyclohexanone oxime and ε-caprolactam, J. Appl. Chem. USSR, 1989, 62, 547-550. [all data]

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  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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