Methylcyclopropane

Methylcyclopropane

Names
IUPAC name methylcyclopropane
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	594-11-6 Y
ChemSpider	11167
EC number	209-825-2
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
Jmol-3D images	Image
MeSH	C105498
PubChem	11657
SMILES CC1CC1
Properties
Molecular formula	C4H8
Molar mass	56.11 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless gas[1]
Density	0.6912 g/cm3[1]
Melting point	−117.2 °C (−179.0 °F; 156.0 K)[1]
Boiling point	4 °C (39 °F; 277 K)[1]
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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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.

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