4-Piperidone is an organic compound with the molecular formula OC(CH2)4NH.
4-Piperidone is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs.
Substituted and dehydro derivatives of 4-piperidinone are intermediates in alkaloid syntheses.
[1] The N-protonated derivative is typically isolated as the hydrate (HO)2C(CH2)4NH+2.
[2] It is a List I chemical in the United States as it is a precursor to fentanyl.