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Cyclopentanone

Cyclopentanone
Product Details

English name: Cyclopentanone 

Chinese alias: Cyclopentanone 

CAS No.: 120-92-3 

Molecular formula: C5H8O 

Molecular weight: 84.1164 

Physical property data 

1. Characteristics: Water is a white liquid with an ether-like odor. 

2. Melting point (℃): -51.3 

3. Boiling point (℃) : 130.6 

4. Relative density (water=1): 0.95 

5. Relative vapor density (Air=1): 2.3 

6. Saturated vapor pressure (kPa): 1.52(25℃) 

7. Critical pressure (MPa): 5.2 

8. Octanol/water partition coefficient: 0.63 

9. Flash point (℃) : 26; 30.5(CC) 

10. Upper explosive limit (%): 10.4 

11. Lower explosive limit (%) : 1.7 

Preservation method 

Store it in a cool and ventilated warehouse. Keep away from kindling materials and heat sources. The storage temperature shall not be higher than 37℃. Keep container tightly closed. 

Main Application 

1. This product is an organic chemical raw material, serving as a raw material in the pharmaceutical and fragrance industries. It can be used to prepare the new fragrance methyl dihydrojasmonate, and is also applied in rubber synthesis, biochemical research, and as an insecticide.  It functions as an intermediate in solvents, pharmaceuticals, fragrances, pesticides, and synthetic rubber production.

2. It serves as an intermediate in the production of pharmaceuticals, biological products, insecticides, and synthetic rubber.