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1,3-Cyclohexadiene
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Cyclohexa-1,3-diene is an organic compound with the formula (C2H4)(CH)4. It is a colorless, flammable liquid. Its refractive index is 1.475 (20 °C, D). It is one of two isomers of cyclohexadiene, the other being 1,4-cyclohexadiene. It is commonly referred to as "benzane" due to the structural similarities to benzene and benzyne.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H8
- Molecular weight
- 80.13 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cyclohexa-1,3-diene
- SMILES
- C1CC=CC=C1
- InChIKey
- MGNZXYYWBUKAII-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.5
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 80.063
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₈
- density
- 0.841
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC=CC=C1
- melting point
- -89.0
- Commons category
- 1,3-Cyclohexadiene
- found in taxon
- oryza molida
- boiling point
- 80
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synthesis
- Reactions
- Occurrence
- See also
- References
Cyclohexa-1,3-diene is an organic compound with the formula (C2H4)(CH)4. It is a colorless, flammable liquid. Its refractive index is 1.475 (20 °C, D). It is one of two isomers of cyclohexadiene, the other being 1,4-cyclohexadiene. It is commonly referred to as "benzane" due to the structural similarities to benzene and benzyne.
==Synthesis== Cyclohexadiene is prepared by the double dehydrobromination of 1,2-dibromocyclohexane: (CH2)4(CHBr)2 + 2 NaH → (CH2)2(CH)4 + 2 NaBr + 2 H2
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