Methylcyclopentane is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. Th ...
with the
chemical formula
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CH
3C
5 H9. It is a colourless, flammable liquid with a faint odor. It is a component of the
naphthene fraction of petroleum. It usually is obtained as a mixture with cyclohexane. It is mainly converted in naphthene
reformers to
benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms ...
.
The C
6 core of methylcyclopentane is not perfectly planar and can
pucker to alleviate stress in its structure.
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Cyclopentyl compounds
Hydrocarbons