Search
Menu
Home
Sources
About
Contacts
4-Piperidinone
4-Piperidinone
is a
derivative
of
piperidine
with the
molecular formula
C
5
H
9
NO. 4-Piperidone is used as an
intermediate
in the
manufacture
of
chemicals
and
pharmaceutical drugs
.
Piperidones
Piperidones are
a class
of
chemical compounds
sharing
the
piperidone
skeleton
. A
classic
named reaction
for the
synthesis
of piperidones is the
Petrenko-Kritschenko piperidone synthesis
which involves
combining
an alkyl-1,3-acetonedicarboxylate with
benzaldehyde
and an
amine
. This
multicomponent reaction
is related to the
Hantzsch pyridine synthesis
.
