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CLEAR COLOURLESS TO VERY SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID

2-Methylcyclopentanone is a useful synthetic intermediate. It was used in the synthesis of MK-0354, a partial agonist of nicotinic acid and G-protein-coupled receptor 109a. It can also be used to prepare Falcipain inhibitors.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 102, p. 190, 1980 DOI: 10.1021/ja00521a031
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 38, p. 304, 1973 DOI: 10.1021/jo00942a022
Synthetic Communications, 8, p. 563, 1978 DOI: 10.1080/00397917808063587

2-Methylcyclopentanone is an organic intermediate, which can be obtained from 2-methoxycarbonylcyclopentanone as raw material by first methylation to obtain 1-methyl-2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester, and then reacted with acid to obtain 2-met