Allylcyclopentane

Allylcyclopentane
	; Allylcyclopentane
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name Allylcyclopentane
	Other names 3-cyclopentyl-2-propenylcyclopentane 2-propen-1-yl-cyclopentane 3-Cyclopentyl-1-propene
Identifiers
CAS Number	3524-75-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	4-05-00-00272
ChemSpider	69505;
ECHA InfoCard	100.020.494
EC Number	222-542-9;
Gmelin Reference	2036419
PubChem CID	77059;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20188733 ;
	InChI InChI=1/C8H14/c1-2-5-8-6-3-4-7-8/h2,8H,1,3-7H2;
	SMILES C=C\CC1CCCC1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H14
Molar mass	110.200 g·mol−1
Appearance	Clear pale yellow liquid
Density	0.792 g mL−1
Melting point	-111°C
Boiling point	127°C
Vapor pressure	14.5mmHg (at 25°C)
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Highly flammable, hazardous to skin and if inhaled
Flash point	12.2°C
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Allylcyclopentane is a hydrocarbon that has the formula C₈H₁₄. This compound is pale yellow liquid at room temperature.

This compound is commercially available, and it is used as a building block molecule. It has been prepared from cyclopentanemagnesium bromide and allyl bromide.^[1]

References

^ Whitmore, Frank C.; Herr, C. H.; Clarke, D. G.; Rowland, C. S.; Schiessler, Robert W. (1945). "Higher Hydrocarbons. III. the Wolff-Kishner Reaction". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 67 (12): 2059. doi:10.1021/ja01228a001.

[1] Whitmore, Frank C.; Herr, C. H.; Clarke, D. G.; Rowland, C. S.; Schiessler, Robert W. (1945). "Higher Hydrocarbons. III. the Wolff-Kishner Reaction". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 67 (12): 2059. doi:10.1021/ja01228a001.

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