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methylcyclopropane

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methylcyclopropane

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Methylcyclopropane is an organic compound with the structural formula C3H5CH3. This colorless gas is the monomethyl derivative of cyclopropane.

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It sits within the topics Cyclopropanes, Cyclopropyl compounds and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.

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Chemical data

Formula
C4H8
Molecular weight
56.11 g/mol
IUPAC name
methylcyclopropane
SMILES
CC1CC1
InChIKey
VNXBKJFUJUWOCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.9
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
hydrogen
Mass
56.0626
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chemical formula
C₄H₈
canonical SMILES
CC1CC1
Commons category
Methylcyclopropane
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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.

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