Cycloheptane, methyl-
Compound Structure: |
![]() |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Synonyms: | Methylcycloheptane; Cycloheptane, methyl- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compound ID: | NMPC-914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PubChem ID: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molecular Formula: | C8H16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canonical SMILES: | CC1CCCCCC1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
InChIKey: | GYNNXHKOJHMOHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About the compound: | Methylcyclopentane is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3C5H9. It is a colourless, flammable liquid with a faint odor. It is a component of the naphthene fraction of petroleum. It usually is obtained as a mixture with cyclohexane. It is mainly converted in naphthene reformers to benzene.The C6 core of methylcyclopentane is not perfectly planar and can pucker to alleviate stress in its structure. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Properties: |
Chemical and Physical Properties
Source: PubChem |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source Species: |
Pteris togoensis |