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1,5-hexadiene
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1,5-Hexadiene is the organic compound with the formula (CH)(CH=CH). It is a colorless, volatile liquid. It is used as a crosslinking agent and precursor to a variety of other compounds.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H10
- Molecular weight
- 82.14 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexa-1,5-diene
- SMILES
- C=CCCC=C
- InChIKey
- PYGSKMBEVAICCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 82.078
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- melting point
- -141.0
- Commons category
- 1,5-Hexadiene
- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₀
- canonical SMILES
- C=CCCC=C
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synthesis
- References
1,5-Hexadiene is the organic compound with the formula (CH)(CH=CH). It is a colorless, volatile liquid. It is used as a crosslinking agent and precursor to a variety of other compounds.
==Synthesis== 1,5-Hexadiene is produced commercially by the ethenolysis of 1,5-cyclooctadiene: (CHCH=CHCH) + 2 CH=CH → 2 (CH)CH=CH The catalyst is derived from ReO on alumina.
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