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Cyclopentene oxide, 97%
CAS: 285-67-6 | C5H8O | 84.12 g/mol
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Catalog number B20629.14
also known as B20629-14
Price (EUR)
205,00
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Quantity:
25 g
Price (EUR)
205,00
Each
Chemical Identifiers
CAS285-67-6
Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetFormLiquid
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Appearance (Color)Clear colorless to pale yellow
Refractive Index1.4320-1.4370 @ 20?C
Assay (GC)≥96.0%
Cyclopentene oxide is used to prepare beta-amino alcohols by reacting with aromatic amines using bismuth trichloride as a catalyst.
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Applications
Cyclopentene oxide is used to prepare beta-amino alcohols by reacting with aromatic amines using bismuth trichloride as a catalyst.
Solubility
Immiscible with water.
Notes
Store in a cool place. Incompatible with acids, bases and oxidizing agents.
Cyclopentene oxide is used to prepare beta-amino alcohols by reacting with aromatic amines using bismuth trichloride as a catalyst.
Solubility
Immiscible with water.
Notes
Store in a cool place. Incompatible with acids, bases and oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Base-induced isomerization can give 2-cyclopentenol or cyclopentanone depending on the conditions. For discussion of the mechanism, see: J. Org. Chem., 61, 820 (1996), and references therein. Review of the rearrangement of epoxides to allylic alcohols: Org. React., 29, 345 (1983).
- Wijma, H. J.; Floor, R. J.; Bjelic, S.; Marrink, S. J.; Baker, D.; Janssen, D. B. Enantioselective Enzymes by Computational Design and In Silico Screening. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (12), 3726-3730.
- Hua, Y. Z.; Yang, X. C.; Liu, M. M.; Song, X.; Wang, M. C.; Chang, J. B. Asymmetric Copolymerization of Cyclopentene Oxide and CO2 Using a Dinuclear Zinc-AzePhenol Catalyst: Enlightened by DFT Calculations. Macromolecules 2015, 48 (6), 1651-1657.