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CHEBI:36592 - pyrrolidin-2-one

ChEBI IDCHEBI:36592
ChEBI Namepyrrolidin-2-one
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DefinitionThe simplest member of the class of pyrrolidin-2-ones, consisting of pyrrolidine in which the hydrogens at position 2 are replaced by an oxo group. The lactam arising by the formal intramolecular condensation of the amino and carboxy groups of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Last Modified23 October 2015
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC4H7NO
Net Charge0
Average Mass85.106
Monoisotopic Mass85.05276
SMILESO=C1CCCN1
InChIInChI=1S/C4H7NO/c6-4-2-1-3-5-4/h1-3H2,(H,5,6)
InChIKeyHNJBEVLQSNELDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
polar solvent  A solvent that is composed of polar molecules. Polar solvents can dissolve ionic compounds or ionisable covalent compounds.
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Application:
polar solvent  A solvent that is composed of polar molecules. Polar solvents can dissolve ionic compounds or ionisable covalent compounds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
pyrrolidin-2-one (CHEBI:36592) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
pyrrolidin-2-one (CHEBI:36592) has role polar solvent (CHEBI:48354)
pyrrolidin-2-one (CHEBI:36592) is a pyrrolidin-2-ones (CHEBI:74223)
IUPAC Name 
pyrrolidin-2-one
Synonyms  Source
2-pyrrolidoneChemIDplus
2-pyrrolidinoneNIST Chemistry WebBook
α-pyrrolidinoneNIST Chemistry WebBook
α-pyrrolidoneNIST Chemistry WebBook
γ-aminobutyric lactamNIST Chemistry WebBook
γ-butyrolactamNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
2-PyrrolidoneWikipedia
HMDB0002039HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:49671Gmelin
Reaxys:105241Reaxys
CAS:616-45-5ChemIDplus
CAS:616-45-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
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