Succinimide
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| IUPAC name
Pyrrolidine-2,5-dione
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| Other names
Succinimide
Succinic acid imide | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.215 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C4H5NO2 | |
| Molar mass | 99.09 g/mol |
| Appearance | White crystalline powder |
| Boiling point | 285 - 290 °C |
| Soluble | |
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Main hazards
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Irritant Slightly Flammable |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Succinimide is a cyclic imide with the formula C4H5NO2. It is used in a variety of organic syntheses, as well as in some industrial silver plating processes.
Succinimides
Succinimides refers to compounds that contain the succinimide group. These compounds have some notable uses. Firstly, several succinimides are used as anticonvulsant drugs, including ethosuximide, phensuximide, and methsuximide. Succinimides are also used to form covalent bonds between proteins or peptides and plastics, which is useful in a variety of assay techniques.
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