3-Methylcyclopentanone

Uses

3-Methylcyclopentanone is a metabolite used for the synthesis of various pharmaceutical derivatives and was found to be a degredation product of Phytosterols.

Chemical Properties

CLEAR SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID

Uses

3-Methylcyclopentanone is a metabolite used for the synthesis of various pharmaceutical derivatives and was found to be a degredation product of Phytosterols.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 110, p. 291, 1988 DOI: 10.1021/ja00209a048
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 51, p. 537, 1986 DOI: 10.1021/jo00354a027
Tetrahedron Letters, 21, p. 1247, 1980 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)71383-9

General Description

3-Methylcyclopentanone is a monocyclic ketone and its optical rotatory dispersion has been studied under isolated and solvated conditions to explore the role of ring size/morphology. The vibrationally resolved electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra of (R)-(+)-3-methylcyclopentanone in gas phase was evaluated by density functional theory.