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cyclobutane
Sign in to saveCyclobutane is a cycloalkane and organic compound with the formula (CH2)4. Cyclobutane is a colourless gas and is commercially available as a liquefied gas. Derivatives of cyclobutane are called cyclobutanes. Cyclobutane itself is of no commercial or biological significance, but more complex derivatives are important in biology and biotechnology.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H8
- Molecular weight
- 56.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cyclobutane
- SMILES
- C1CCC1
- InChIKey
- PMPVIKIVABFJJI-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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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Cyclobutanes in biology and biotechnology
- Preparation
- See also
- References
- External links
Cyclobutane is a cycloalkane and organic compound with the formula (CH2)4. Cyclobutane is a colourless gas and is commercially available as a liquefied gas. Derivatives of cyclobutane are called cyclobutanes. Cyclobutane itself is of no commercial or biological significance, but more complex derivatives are important in biology and biotechnology.
==Structure== The bond angles between carbon atoms are significantly strained and as such have lower bond energies than related linear or unstrained hydrocarbons, e.g. butane or cyclohexane. As such, cyclobutane is unstable above about 500 °C.
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