Methylcyclopropane

Methylcyclopropane
Names
	IUPAC name methylcyclopropane
Identifiers
CAS Number	594-11-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	11167 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.934
EC Number	209-825-2;
MeSH	C105498
PubChem CID	11657;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5060481 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H8/c1-4-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3 Key: VNXBKJFUJUWOCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C4H8/c1-4-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3 Key: VNXBKJFUJUWOCW-UHFFFAOYAC;
	SMILES CC1CC1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H8
Molar mass	56.108 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless gas
Density	0.6912 g/cm3
Melting point	−177.3 °C (−287.1 °F; 95.8 K)
Boiling point	0.7 °C (33.3 °F; 273.8 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lide, David. R, ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (89th ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-6679-1.

[CRC-1] 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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