Cyclopentanepentone
Chemical compound
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Cyclopentanepentone, also known as leuconic acid, is a hypothetical organic compound with formula C5O5, the fivefold ketone of cyclopentane. It would be an oxide of carbon (an oxocarbon), indeed a pentamer of carbon monoxide.
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| Systematic IUPAC name
Cyclopentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentone[1] | |||
| Other names
Leuconic acid | |||
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| C5O5 | |||
| Molar mass | 140.050 g·mol−1 | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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As of 2000, the compound had yet to be synthesized in bulk, but there have been reports of trace synthesis.[2][3][4]
Related compounds
Cyclopentanepentone can be viewed as the neutral counterpart of the croconate anion C
5O2−
5.
The compound referred to in the literature and trade as "cyclopentanepentone pentahydrate" (C5O5·5H2O) is probably decahydroxycyclopentane (C5(OH)10).[3][5]