Methylcyclopentane

C₆H₁₂CAS 96-37-784.16 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula: C₆H₁₂
Molar mass: 84.16 g/mol
Exact mass: 84.0939 Da
Density: 0.7486 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point: −142.5 °C
Boiling point: 71.8 °C
Flash point: -6.7 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility: miscible
logP: 2.20Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 0.0 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 0
Rotatable bonds: 0

Hazards

Danger

H225 Highly Flammable liquid and vapor98.5% of notifiers
H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways56.6% of notifiers
H315 Causes skin irritation37.2% of notifiers
H336 May cause drowsiness or dizziness45.2% of notifiers
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects11.5% of notifiers

Aggregated from 549 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P319, P321, P331, P332+P317, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

96-37-7

SMILES

CC1CCCC1

InChIKey

GDOPTJXRTPNYNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12/c1-6-4-2-3-5-6/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

3 names

Cyclopentane, methyl-
NSC 24836
Methycyclopentane

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 96-37-7. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

Methylcyclopentane > 95 %Fisher Scientific · 2025-12-19

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Work with Methylcyclopentane

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Similar compounds

Methylcyclohexane108-87-292 % similar Squalane111-01-369 % similar 1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane589-90-267 % similar cis-1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane624-29-367 % similar Pristane1921-70-663 % similar (±)-4-Methylnonane17301-94-961 % similar 1,3-Dimethylcyclohexane591-21-960 % similar 3-Methyloctane2216-33-350 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

Cyclohexane110-82-7 Cyclohexane-D121735-17-7 trans-2-Hexene4050-45-7 Neohexene558-37-2 2,3-Dimethyl-1-butene563-78-0 Tetramethylethylene563-79-1 1-Hexene592-41-6 Hex-2-ene592-43-8

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