Azocane

Azocane[1]
Skeletal formula of azocane
Ball-and-stick model of the azocane molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Azocane
Other names
Azacyclooctane; Heptamethyleneimine; Octahydroazocine; Perhydroazocine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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  • InChI=1S/C7H15N/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h8H,1-7H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C7H15N/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h8H,1-7H2
    Key: QXNDZONIWRINJR-UHFFFAOYAE
  • N1CCCCCCC1
Properties
C7H15N
Molar mass 113.204 g·mol−1
Density 0.896 g/mL
Boiling point 51 to 53 °C (124 to 127 °F; 324 to 326 K) (15 mmHg)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Azocane is a heterocyclic organic compound with the molecular formula C7H15N. It consists of a saturated eight-membered ring having seven carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom attached to a single hydrogen atom. The fully unsaturated analog of azocane is azocine.

Although azocane has limited uses, it is used in the preparation of guanethidine and trocimine.