Methylcyclopentane
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| IUPAC name
Methylcyclopentane | |||
| Identifiers | |||
96-37-7  | |||
| ChemSpider | 7024 | ||
| EC number | 202-503-2 | ||
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| Jmol-3D images | Image | ||
| PubChem | 7296 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| Molecular formula |
C6H12 | ||
| Molar mass | 84.16 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
| Density | 0.749 g/cm3[1] | ||
| Melting point | −142.4 °C (−224.3 °F; 130.8 K)[1] | ||
| Boiling point | 71.8 °C (161.2 °F; 344.9 K)[1] | ||
| Insoluble | |||
| Hazards | |||
| Main hazards | flammable | ||
| Flash point | −4 °C (25 °F; 269 K) | ||
| 260 °C (500 °F; 533 K) | |||
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |||
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Methylcyclopentane is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3C5H9. It is a colourless, flammable liquid with a faint odor. It is a component of the naphthene fraction of petroleum. It usually is obtained as a mixture with cyclohexane. It is mainly converted in naphthene reformers to benzene..[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lide, David. R, ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (89th ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-6679-1.
- ↑ M. Larry Campbell. "Cyclohexane" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. doi:10.1002/14356007.a08_209.pub2