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Bicyclobutane
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Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane is an organic compound with the formula C4H6. It is a bicyclic molecule consisting of two cis-fused cyclopropane rings, and is a colorless and easily condensed gas. Bicyclobutane is noted for being one of the most strained compounds that is isolatable on a large scale
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H6
- Molecular weight
- 54.09 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- bicyclo[1.1.0]butane
- SMILES
- C1C2C1C2
- InChIKey
- LASLVGACQUUOEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.4
- 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
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 54.046950192
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- canonical SMILES
- C1C2C1C2
- chemical formula
- C₄H₆
- Commons category
- Bicyclobutane
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Manufacture and properties
- Derivatives
- Biological synthesis
- See also
- References
Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane is an organic compound with the formula C4H6. It is a bicyclic molecule consisting of two cis-fused cyclopropane rings, and is a colorless and easily condensed gas. Bicyclobutane is noted for being one of the most strained compounds that is isolatable on a large scale
==Manufacture and properties== Bicyclobutane is highly strained — its strain energy is estimated at 63.9 kcal mol−1. It is a nonplanar molecule, with a dihedral angle between the two cyclopropane rings of 123°.
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