epsilon-​Caprolactam

CAS: 105-60-2

Ref. TR-C175665

Product Information

• Name: epsilon-​Caprolactam
• Synonyms: 2H-Azepin-2-one, hexahydro-, Hexahydro-2H-azepin-2-one, 1-Aza-2-cycloheptanone, 2-Azacycloheptanone, 2-Ketohexamethylenimine, 2-Oxoazepane, 2-Oxohexamethylenimine, 2-Perhydroazepinone, 6-Caprolactam, 6-Hexanelactam, A 19374, AP, AP (lactam), Aminocaproic lactam, Azepan-2-one, Caprolactam, Hexahydro-1H-azepin-2-one, Hexahydro-2-azepinone, Hexano-6-lactam, Hexanoic acid, 6-amino-, cyclic lactam, Hexanolactam, NSC 117393, NSC 25536, NSC 4977, ε-Caprolactam, ω-Caprolactam, 1,6-Hexanolactam, 2-Oxohexamethyleneimine, 2H-Azepin-2-one, hexahydro-, 6-Aminohexanoic acid lactam, AP-Nylon, Azepan-2-One, CAPROLACTAM, ε-, Hexahydro-2H-azepine-2-one, Hexanoic acid, 6-amino-, cyclic lactam, Nsc 117393, Nsc 25536, Nsc 4977, Perhydroazepin-2-One, ]-Caprolactama, epsilum-Caprolactam, ε-Caprolactame
• CAS: 105-60-2

Description

Applications ε-​Caprolactam is a synthetic precursor of Nylon-6 and other synthetic polymers. This compound also inhibits the growth of several Bacillus and Rhizobium species, but Arthrobacter species grow normally in the presence of this compound.
References Bomfim, Marcus V.J., et al.: Braz. J. Pharm. Sci., 45(1), 21-35 (2009); Kalinova, Jana P., et al.: Food Chem., 157, 380-384 (2014)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 113.16
• Formula: C₆H₁₁NO
• Color/Form: White to Off-White Solid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H11NO/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7-6/h1-5H2,(H,7,8)
• InChI key: InChIKey=JBKVHLHDHHXQEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C1CCCCCN1