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| Preferred IUPAC name Cyclopentene | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.030 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C5H8 | |||
| Molar mass | 68.11 g/mol | ||
| Density | 0.771 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | −135 °C (−211 °F; 138 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 44 to 46 °C (111 to 115 °F; 317 to 319 K) | ||
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| Flash point | −29 °C (−20 °F; 244 K) | ||
| Related compounds | |||
Related compounds | Cyclopentadiene Cyclobutene | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
Cyclopentene is a chemical compound with the formula (CH2)3(CH)2. It is a colorless liquid with a petrol-like odor. It has few applications, and thus is mainly used as a minor component of gasoline, present in concentrations of less than 1%. [1] [2] It is one of the principal cycloalkenes.
Cyclopentene was first prepared by Carl Gärtner in 1893 from iodocyclopentane with potassium hydroxide. He named it pentamethenylene (German : Pentamethenylen). [3]
Cyclopentene is produced industrially in large amounts by steam cracking of naphtha. In the laboratory, it is prepared by dehydration of cyclopentanol. [4] Substituted cyclopentenes are the product of the vinylcyclopropane-cyclopentene rearrangement. [5]
It can also be produced by the catalytic hydrogenation of cyclopentadiene. [6]
The polymerization of cyclopentene by Ziegler-Natta catalysts yields 1,3-linkages, not the more typical 1,2-linked polymer. [7]
Palladium-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of cyclopentene gives cyclopentanecarboxylic acid: [8]