Chemistry:Methylcyclopropane

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Methylcyclopropane
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Methylcyclopropane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 209-825-2
MeSH C105498
UNII
Properties
C4H8
Molar mass 56.108 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless gas[1]
Density 0.6912 g/cm3[1]
Melting point −177.3 °C (−287.1 °F; 95.8 K)[1]
Boiling point 0.7 °C (33.3 °F; 273.8 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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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.[citation needed]

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