pyrrolidin-2-one

Term ID

CHEBI:36592

Synonyms

• 1-azacyclopentan-2-one
• 2-ketopyrrolidine
• 2-oxopyrrolidine
• 2-pyrrolidinone
• 2-pyrrolidone
• 4-aminobutyric acid lactam
• alpha-pyrrolidinone
• alpha-pyrrolidone
• Butyrolactam
• gamma-aminobutyric acid lactam
• gamma-aminobutyric lactam
• gamma-butyrolactam
• pyrrolidin-2-one
• Pyrrolidinone
• Pyrrolidone

Definition

The 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).

References

• cas:616-45-5
• gmelin:49671
• hmdb:HMDB0002039
• pubmed:10332870
• pubmed:10403220
• pubmed:10840398
• pubmed:16321482
• pubmed:22113027
• reaxys:105241
• wikipedia.en:2-Pyrrolidone

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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