Cyclooctane

Cyclooctane
Skeletal formula
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclooctane
Other names
Cyclo-octane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H16/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h1-8H2 checkY
    Key: WJTCGQSWYFHTAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C8H16/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h1-8H2
    Key: WJTCGQSWYFHTAC-UHFFFAOYAO
  • C1CCCCCCC1
Properties
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)
7.90 mg/L
−91.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Related compounds
Related cycloalkanes
Cycloheptane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mackay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.