Cycloheptene

cis-Cycloheptene[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cycloheptene
Other names
cis-Cycloheptene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H12/c1-2-4-6-7-5-3-1/h1-2H,3-7H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C7H12/c1-2-4-6-7-5-3-1/h1-2H,3-7H2
    Key: ZXIJMRYMVAMXQP-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • C\1=C\CCCCC/1
Properties
C7H12
Molar mass 96.17 g/mol
Density 0.824 g/cm3
Boiling point 112 to 114.7 °C (233.6 to 238.5 °F; 385.1 to 387.8 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cycloheptene is a 7-membered cycloalkene with a flash point of −6.7 °C. It is a raw material in organic chemistry and a monomer in polymer synthesis. Cycloheptene can exist as either the cis- or the trans-isomer.

cis-Cycloheptene trans-Cycloheptene
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