(5R)- 5-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

90 °C(Press: 1.8 Torr)

Density 

0.979±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

pka

16.68±0.40(Predicted)

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H9NO/c1-4-2-3-5(7)6-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/t4-/m1/s1

InChIKey

YVIVRJLWYJGJTJ-SCSAIBSYSA-N

SMILES

N1[C@H](C)CCC1=O

(5R)- 5-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Used as Pharmaceutical Intermediates.

Synthesis

(5R)-5-methylpyrrolidmn-2-one is prepared by reacting (5S)-5-(bromomethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one in triethylamine and ethanol hydrogenated over 10% Pd/C catalyst at 50 barpressure.