Chemical Properties
White powder
Uses
3-Oxo-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid may be used in the preparation of 3-hydroxycyclopentanecarboxylic acid via hydrogenation.
Uses
3-Oxo-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid is a useful chemical reagent.
Definition
ChEBI: 3-oxocyclopentanecarboxylic acid is an alicyclic ketone that is oxocyclopentanone substituted at position 3 by a carboxy group. It is a 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid and an alicyclic ketone. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-oxocyclopentanecarboxylate.
General Description
3-Oxo-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid , also known as 3-oxocyclopentanecarboxylic acid, is a keto acid derivative. It undergoes Curtius rearrangement with diphenyl phosphoryl azide and triethylamine in
tert-butanol to form the corresponding boc-protected 1-(3-oxo)urea derivative.
