Chemical Properties
Clear colorless to light yellow liquid
Uses
Cyclopentanecarboxaldehyde may be used in the synthesis of:
- D,L-trans-2-cyclopentylmethylene-1-nitroso-1-(2-hydroxycyclohexyl)hydrazine
- ethyl 5-cyclopentyl-5-hydroxy-2-pentenoate
- ethyl 3-cyclo entyl-3-hydroxy-2-vinylpropanoate
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, p. 1623, 1974
DOI: 10.1021/ja00812a074Synthesis, p. 395, 1988
Tetrahedron Letters, 11, p. 5275, 1970
General Description
Cyclopentanecarboxaldehyde can be prepared from cyclohexene, via copper-catalyzed oxidation with persulfate. It can also be synthesized from mercuric sulfate and cyclohexene.