172537-44-9

Basic information

• Product Name: 2-Pyrrolidinone,1-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)-(9CI)
• Synonyms: 2-Pyrrolidinone,1-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)-(9CI);1-(hydroxyMethyl)-5-(1-Methylethyl)-2-Pyrrolidinone
• CAS NO: 172537-44-9
• Molecular Formula: C8H15NO2
• Molecular Weight: 157.2102
• Product Categories: ISOPROPYL
• Mol File: 172537-44-9.mol

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: 2-Pyrrolidinone,1-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)-(9CI)(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-Pyrrolidinone,1-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)-(9CI)(172537-44-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2-Pyrrolidinone,1-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)-(9CI)(172537-44-9)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 172537-44-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 50-00-0 formaldehyd 
• 81659-64-5 γ-isopropylbutyrolactam 

Relevant articles and documents

Enzymatic resolution of N-hydroxymethyl γ-butyrolactams. An access to optically active γ-butyrolactams

Enymatic resolution of substituted pyrolidinones was achieved using lipases transesterification of their 1-hydroxymethyl derivatives of vinyl acetate.

An efficient hydroxymethylation of lactams

N-Hydroxymethylation of lactams was achieved using paraformaldehyde in acetone in the presence of K2CO3 and water under sonication conditions.