
Delta-Valerolactone
5-valerolactone is the simplest member of the class of delta-lactone that is tetrahydro-2H-pyran substituted by an oxo group at position 2. It derives from a hydride of an oxane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- oxan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C5H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 100.12 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 100.052429494 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16545
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL452383
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6044438
- PubMed:22827565
- PubMed:22530604
- PubMed:22349589
- PubMed:22254058
- PubMed:22125678
- PubMed:21943300
- PubMed:21755999
- PubMed:21744450
- PubMed:21583062
- PubMed:21582604
- PubMed:21579451
- PubMed:21540794
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