Term Name: | pyrrolidin-2-one |
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Synonyms: | 1-azacyclopentan-2-one, 2-ketopyrrolidine, 2-oxopyrrolidine, 2-pyrrolidinone, 2-pyrrolidone, 4-aminobutyric acid lactam, alpha-pyrrolidinone, alpha-pyrrolidone, Butyrolactam, gamma-aminobutyric acid lactam, gamma-aminobutyric lactam, gamma-butyrolactam, pyrrolidin-2-one, Pyrrolidinone, Pyrrolidone |
Definition: | The simplest member of the class of pyrrolidin-2-ones, consisting of pyrrolidine in which the hydrogens at position 2 are replaced by an oxo group. The lactam arising by the formal intramolecular condensation of the amino and carboxy groups of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:36592] ( EBI ) |