Methylenecyclohexane

Methylenecyclohexane
Names

IUPAC name methylenecyclohexane
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	1192-37-6^Y
ChemSpider	13846^Y
EC-number	214-752-4
InChI InChI=1S/C7H12/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h1-6H2^Y Key: YULMNMJFAZWLLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C7H12/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h1-6H2 Key: YULMNMJFAZWLLN-UHFFFAOYAJ
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	14502
SMILES C=C1CCCCC1
Properties
Chemical formula	C₇H₁₂
Molar mass	96.170 g/mol
Boiling point	102 to 103 °C (216 to 217 °F; 375 to 376 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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Methylenecyclohexane is a very useful compound in organic syntheses. It can be produced by a Wittig reaction or a Tebbe reaction from cyclohexanone, or as a side product of the dehydration of 2-methylcyclohexanol into 1-methylcyclohexene.