Cyclooctane

Cyclooctane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Cyclooctane
	Other names Cyclo-octane
Identifiers
CAS Number	292-64-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL452651 ;
ChemSpider	8909 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.484
PubChem CID	9266;
UNII	KKZ3KBS654 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9075377 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H16/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h1-8H2 Key: WJTCGQSWYFHTAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H16/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h1-8H2 Key: WJTCGQSWYFHTAC-UHFFFAOYAO;
	SMILES C1CCCCCCC1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H16
Molar mass	112.21 g/mol
Density	0.834 g/cm3
Melting point	14.59 °C (58.26 °F; 287.74 K)
Boiling point	149 °C (300 °F; 422 K)
Solubility in water	7.90 mg/L
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−91.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Related compounds
Related cycloalkanes	Cycloheptane
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Cyclooctane is a cycloalkane with the molecular formula (CH₂)₈.^[1] It is a simple colourless hydrocarbon, but it is often a reference compound for saturated eight-membered ring compounds in general.

Cyclooctane has a camphoraceous odor.^[2]

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^ Sell, C. S. (2006). "On the Unpredictability of Odor". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 45 (38): 6254–6261. doi:10.1002/anie.200600782. PMID 16983730.

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[2] Sell, C. S. (2006). "On the Unpredictability of Odor". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 45 (38): 6254–6261. doi:10.1002/anie.200600782. PMID 16983730.

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