120-92-3 | Cyclopentanone

Chemical type

• Cyclic ketone

Key properties

• Contains an α-hydrogen suitable for enolate formation
• Higher carbon number than acetone, enabling larger fuel-range products
• Favors formation of cyclic, energy-dense molecules

• Aldol condensation partner with furfural
• Enables direct synthesis of C10–C15 SAF precursors
• Improves fuel energy density

Classification by use

• Chemicals used as aldol condensation reactants
• Chemicals used to increase carbon chain length in biofuels
• Chemicals used in sustainable aviation fuel synthesis

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1. Light or acid? Suppressing water deactivation in SAF production via phenyl-mediated charge transfer in WOx/ZrOx-functionalised PMOs, Applied Catalysis O: Open, Volume 209, December 2025, 207078