C4H7NO
85.1 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
2-Pyrrolidinone
CAS616-45-5EC210-483-1
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Amide
Primary Use
Solvent and monomer for copolymers
2-Pyrrolidinone is a cyclic amide (lactam) used primarily as a solvent and monomer for copolymers. It serves as a chemical intermediate for N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and nylon 4 fibers, and is also employed in pharmaceutical preparations.
Solvent for various chemical processesMonomer for copolymers with vinyl compoundsChemical intermediate for N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone
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CAS 616-45-5
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
pyrrolidin-2-one
InChIKey
HNJBEVLQSNELDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1CC(=O)NC1
Synonyms (51)
- 2-P
- Piracetam EP Impurity A
- Pyrrolidone, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- 1-azacyclopentan-2-one
- 2-Azacyclopentanone
- 2-Ketopyrrolidine
- 2-Oxo-4-butyrolactam
- 2-Oxopyrrolidine
- 2-PYRROLIDONE
- 2-PYRROLIDONE MFC4 H7 N1 O1
- 2-Pyrol
- 2-Pyrrolidinone
- 2-Pyrrolidone-Butyrolactam
- 2-Tetrahydropyrrolone
- 2-pyrolidinone
- 2-pyrollidinone
- 2-pyrrolidinon
- 2-pyrrolidone for synthesis
- 4-Aminobutyric acid lactam
- Aminobutyric acid lactam
- Aminobutyric lactam
- Aminobutyrolactam
- Butanoic acid, lactam
- Butyrolactam
- COPOVIDONE IMPURITY A
- MELAO Tea TreeShampoo
- POVIDONE IMPURITY B
- PYRROLIDINONE
- PYRROLIDONE [MART.]
- Pyrrolidon
- Pyrrolidon [German]
- Pyrrolidone
- Pyrrolidone CRS
- Soluphor P
- Tetrahydropyrrolone
- a-pyrrolidone
- alpha-Pyrrolidinone
- alpha-Pyrrolidone
- butyrolactim
- gamma-Aminobutyric lactam
- gamma-Aminobutyrolactam
- gamma-Butyrolactam
- pyrollidone