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Cyclopropane

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Trimethylene (6CI)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
42.08
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

1.45 (vs air)

Quality Level

Assay

≥99%

autoignition temp.

928 °F

expl. lim.

10.4 %

bp

−33 °C (lit.)

mp

−128 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C1CC1

InChI

1S/C3H6/c1-2-3-1/h1-3H2

InChI key

LVZWSLJZHVFIQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Cyclopropane has been used as the pseudo-π unsaturated hydrocarbon prototype to study the rotational spectrum of its complex formed with chlorine monofluoride and the similarity of this complex with isotopomers.

Packaging

Supplied in a Sure/Pac cylinder and has a brass needle valve with a male 1/4" NPTF outlet thread installed. Before using the cylinder, ensure that the valve is closed, then remove the galvanized steel hex cap that seals the outlet valve.

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Sure/Pac is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

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FlameGas cylinder

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Gas 1 - Press. Gas Liquefied gas

Storage Class Code

2A - Gases

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Timothy R Newhouse et al.
Organic letters, 15(7), 1591-1593 (2013-03-09)
A highly effective acid-catalyzed cyclopropyl ester to γ-lactone skeletal rearrangement has been demonstrated and applied to the synthesis of a variety of bi- and tricyclic functionalized lactones, rigid and highly compact structures for use as biological probes.
Enzymatic chemistry of cyclopropane, epoxide, and aziridine biosynthesis.
Christopher J Thibodeaux et al.
Chemical reviews, 112(3), 1681-1709 (2011-10-25)
Pedro S Coelho et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 339(6117), 307-310 (2012-12-22)
Transition metal-catalyzed transfers of carbenes, nitrenes, and oxenes are powerful methods for functionalizing C=C and C-H bonds. Nature has evolved a diverse toolbox for oxene transfers, as exemplified by the myriad monooxygenation reactions catalyzed by cytochrome P450 enzymes. The isoelectronic
Shuhei Kawamura et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 56(9), 3689-3700 (2013-04-04)
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