Norcarane

Norcarane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H12/c1-2-4-7-5-6(7)3-1/h6-7H,1-5H2 checkY
    Key: WPHGSKGZRAQSGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C7H12/c1-2-4-7-5-6(7)3-1/h6-7H,1-5H2
    Key: WPHGSKGZRAQSGP-UHFFFAOYAG
  • C1C2CCCCC12
Properties
C7H12
Molar mass 96.173 g·mol−1
Density 0.914 g/ml
Boiling point 116 to 117 °C (241 to 243 °F; 389 to 390 K)[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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Norcarane, or bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, is a colorless liquid. It is an organic compound prepared using the Simmons–Smith reaction, by the action of diiodomethane and a zinc-copper couple on cyclohexene in diethyl ether.[1]

An example of the Simmons-Smith reaction
An example of the Simmons-Smith reaction
  1. ^ a b Smith, R. D.; Simmons, H. E. "Norcarane". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 5, p. 855.