2-Chlorophenyl cyclopentyl ketone is used as a reagent in the preparation of bicyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. It acts as a pharmaceutical intermediate and also as an intermediate of ketamine.
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Applications
2-Chlorophenyl cyclopentyl ketone is used as a reagent in the preparation of bicyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. It acts as a pharmaceutical intermediate and also as an intermediate of ketamine.
Solubility
Slightly miscible with chloroform and ethyl acetate.
Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
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- Jose, J.; Gamage, S. A.; Harvey, M. G.; Voss, L. J.; Sleigh, J. W.; Denny, W. A. Structure-activity relationships for ketamine esters as short-acting anaesthetics. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2013, 21 (17), 5098-5106.