Cyclopropenone

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Cyclopropenone is an organic compound with molecular formula C3H2O consisting of a cyclopropene carbon framework with a ketone functional group. It is a colorless, volatile liquid that boils near room temperature.[1] Neat cyclopropenone polymerizes upon standing at room temperature,[2] and chemical vendors typically supply it as an acetal.[3] The chemical properties of the compound are dominated by the strong polarization of the carbonyl group, which gives a partial positive charge with aromatic stabilization on the ring and a partial negative charge on oxygen.[4][5]

Main resonance structures of cyclopropenone
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Cyclopropenone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cycloprop-2-en-1-one
Other names
Cyclopropenone, Cyclopropene-3-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H2O/c4-3-1-2-3/h1-2H
    Key: GGRQLKPIJPFWEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C3H2O/c4-3-1-2-3/h1-2H
    Key: GGRQLKPIJPFWEZ-UHFFFAOYAI
  • c1cc1=O
Properties
C3H2O
Molar mass 54.048 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Melting point −29 to −28 °C (−20 to −18 °F; 244 to 245 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclopropenone has been observed in the gas phase in interstellar environments such as the Taurus molecular cloud.[6]

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