4-Piperidone
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4-Piperidone is an organic compound with the molecular formula Template:Chem2. It can be viewed as a derivative of piperidine. 4-Piperidone is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs. Substituted and dehydro derivatives of 4-piperidinone are intermediates in alkaloid syntheses.[1]
The N-protonated derivative is typically isolated as the hydrate Template:Chem2.[2]
It is a List I chemical in the United States as it is a precursor to fentanyl.
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