Methylcyclopropane

Methylcyclopropane

Names

methylcyclopropane

Identifiers

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ECHA InfoCard

209-825-2

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Properties

Chemical formula

C₄H₈

56.11 g·mol⁻¹

Appearance

Colourless gas^[1]

0.6912 g/cm³^[1]

−117.2 °C (−179.0 °F; 156.0 K)^[1]

4 to 5 °C (39 to 41 °F; 277 to 278 K)^[1]

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Infobox references

Methylcyclopropane is an organic compound with the structural formula C₃H₅CH₃. This colorless gas is the monomethyl derivative of cyclopropane.

Reactions

Methylcyclopropane, like many other cyclopropanes, undergoes ring-opening reactions. Bond cleavage in certain reactions is also reported in conjunction with the use of methylenecyclopropane groups as protective groups for amines.

References

1 2 3 4 Lide, David. R, ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (89th ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-6679-1.

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