caprolactone

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q288104
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caprolactone

Summary

caprolactone is a type of chemical entity[1]. caprolactone ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • caprolactone's image is recorded as Polycaprolactone close.jpg[3].
  • caprolactone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • caprolactone's chemical structure is recorded as Caprolacton.png[5].
  • caprolactone's GND ID is recorded as 4350933-2[6].
  • caprolactone's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 502-44-3[7].
  • caprolactone's EC number is recorded as 207-938-1[8].
  • caprolactone's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1CCC(=O)OCC1[9].
  • caprolactone's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C6H10O2/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-8-6/h1-5H2[10].
  • caprolactone's InChIKey is recorded as PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N[11].
  • caprolactone's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₁₀O₂[12].
  • caprolactone's subclass of is recorded as lactone[13].
  • caprolactone's subclass of is recorded as organic acid anhydride[14].
  • caprolactone's part of is recorded as cyclohexanone monooxygenase activity[15].
  • caprolactone's Commons category is recorded as Caprolactone[16].
  • caprolactone's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL373123[17].
  • caprolactone's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4RG4[18].
  • caprolactone's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4RG3[19].
  • caprolactone's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0blx5h[20].
  • caprolactone's UNII is recorded as 56RE988L1R[21].
  • caprolactone's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 9972[22].
  • caprolactone's PubChem CID is recorded as 10401[23].
  • caprolactone's KEGG ID is recorded as C01880[24].
  • caprolactone's ZVG number is recorded as 39250[25].
  • caprolactone's ChEBI ID is recorded as 17915[26].
  • caprolactone's Gmelin number is recorded as 675457[27].

Why It Matters

caprolactone ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] caprolactone has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] caprolactone is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). caprolactone. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/caprolactone
MLA “caprolactone.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/caprolactone.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_caprolactone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{caprolactone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/caprolactone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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