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| Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclopropene[1] | |||
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| MeSH | cyclopropene | ||
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| C3H4 | |||
| Molar mass | 40.065 g·mol−1 | ||
| Boiling point | −36 °C (−33 °F; 237 K) | ||
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Heat capacity (C)
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51.9-53.9 J K−1 mol−1 | ||
Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcH⦵298) |
-2032--2026 kJ mol−1 | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclopropene is an organic compound with the formula C3H4. It is the simplest cycloalkene. Because the ring is highly strained, cyclopropene is difficult to prepare and highly reactive. This colorless gas has been the subject for many fundamental studies of bonding and reactivity.[2] It does not occur naturally, but derivatives are known in some fatty acids. Derivatives of cyclopropene are used commercially to control ripening of some fruit.
- ^ "cyclopropene - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification and Related Records. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Carter, F. L.; Frampton, V. L. (1964). "Review of the Chemistry of Cyclopropene Compounds". Chemical Reviews. 64 (5): 497–525. doi:10.1021/cr60231a001.