CAS No.: 142-08-5 Formula: C5H5NO
Weight: 95.09930
Synonyms: 2-Pyridinol; 2-oxopyridine; AURORA KA-3075; 2-pyridinone; pyridinyl-6'-ol;
2-Pyridone is an organic compound with the formula C 5H 4NH(O). This colourless crystalline solid is used in peptide synthesis. It is well known to form hydrogen bonded structures somewhat related to the base-pairing mechanism found in RNA and DNA. It is also a classic case of a molecule that exists as tautomers.