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Cyclopropane

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Trimethylene (6CI)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6
CAS Number:
75-19-4
Molecular Weight:
42.08
EC Number:
200-847-8
MDL number:
MFCD00001268
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
PubChem Substance ID:
24857764
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

1.45 (vs air)

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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Legal Information

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

Pictograms

FlameGas cylinder
GHS02,GHS04

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H220,H280

Precautionary Statements

P410 + P403

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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Lewis acid catalyzed formal intramolecular [3+2] cross-cycloaddition of cyclopropane 1,1-diesters with alkenes: general and efficient strategy for construction of bridged [n.2.1] carbocyclic skeletons.
Wenju Zhu et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 52(7), 2032-2037 (2013-01-12)
Reymundo Villa et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 56(17), 6576-6582 (2013-08-08)
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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
Enzymatic chemistry of cyclopropane, epoxide, and aziridine biosynthesis.
Christopher J Thibodeaux et al.
Chemical reviews, 112(3), 1681-1709 (2011-10-25)
Han-Kun Zhang et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 55(18), 8028-8037 (2012-08-30)
Structure-based drug design can potentially accelerate the development of new therapeutics. In this study, a cocrystal structure of the acetylcholine binding protein (AChBP) from Capitella teleta (Ct) in complex with a cyclopropane-containing selective α4β2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) partial agonist (compound
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