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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/2-piperidone
C5H9NO
99.13 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning

2-Piperidone

CAS675-20-7EC211-622-9
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Amide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

2-Piperidone is a colorless solid organic compound that functions as a lactam. It is commonly used as an intermediate in the pharmaceutical manufacturing process.

pharmaceutical intermediate

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for 2-Piperidone (CAS 675-20-7) is 2933.79.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2933.79

EU CN code (8-digit)

2933 79 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

piperidin-2-one

InChIKey

XUWHAWMETYGRKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1CCNC(=O)C1

Synonyms (27)
  • 2-Azacyclohexanone
  • 2-Piperidinone
  • 2-Piperidone
  • 2-oxopiperidine
  • 2-piperadinone
  • 5-Pentanolactam
  • 5-amino-lactam-Pentanoate
  • 5-amino-lactam-Pentanoic acid
  • 5-pentanelactam
  • A-Piperidone
  • DELTA-VALEROLACTAM
  • PIPERIDONE,2-
  • Pentanoic acid, lactam
  • Piperidinone
  • Piperidon
  • Piperidon [German]
  • Piperidone
  • Piperidone-2 [French]
  • Piperidones
  • Valerolactam
  • Valerolactim
  • alpha-Piperidone
  • d-Valerolactam
  • ketopiperidine
  • oxopiperidine

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