2-Pyrrolidinone

• Formula: C₄H₇NO
• Molecular weight: 85.1045
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H7NO/c6-4-2-1-3-5-4/h1-3H2,(H,5,6) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HNJBEVLQSNELDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 616-45-5
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• Other names: γ-Aminobutyrolactam; α-Pyrrolidinone; α-Pyrrolidone; γ-Aminobutyric lactam; γ-Butyrolactam; Butanoic acid, 4-amino-, lactam; Butyrolactam; Pyrrolidone; 2-Oxopyrrolidine; 2-Pyrol; 2-Pyrrolidone; 4-Aminobutyric acid lactam; Pyrrolidon; LAM; γ-Aminobutyric acid lactam; 2-Tetrahydropyrrolone; Azacyclopentan-2-one; Pyrrolidone-2; Soluphor P; NSC 4593; NSC 8413; Butanoic acid, 4-amino-; 2-Pyrol4-aminobutyric acid lactam; a-Pyrrolidinone; a-Pyrrolidone; g-Aminobutyric acid lactam; g-Aminobutyric lactam; g-Aminobutyrolactam; g-Butyrolactam; Pyrrolidone2-pyrrolidone; Pyrrolidin-2-one
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Machiels, D.; van Ruth, S.M.; Posthumus, M.A.; Istasse, L., Gas chromatography-olfactometry analysis of the volatile compounds of two commercial Irish beef meats, Talanta, 2003, 60, 4, 755-764, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0039-9140(03)00133-4 . [all data]

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Prososki, R.A.; Etzel, M.R.; Rankin, S.A., Solvent type affects the number, distribution, and relative quantities of volatile compounds found in sweet whey powder, J. Dairy Sci., 2007, 90, 2, 523-531, https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71535-7 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°gas

  Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions

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