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Preferred IUPAC name
Cycloheptene | |
Other names
cis-Cycloheptene
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.056 |
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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.