Norbornane

Norbornane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
	Other names norcamphane, norbornylane
Identifiers
CAS Number	279-23-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1900379
ChEBI	CHEBI:71546;
ChemSpider	8878 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.452
EC Number	205-996-2;
PubChem CID	9233;
UNII	PAF9G8MY72 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4075376 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H12/c1-2-7-4-3-6(1)5-7/h6-7H,1-5H2 Key: UMRZSTCPUPJPOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C7H12/c1-2-7-4-3-6(1)5-7/h6-7H,1-5H2 Key: UMRZSTCPUPJPOJ-UHFFFAOYAR;
	SMILES C1CC2CCC1C2;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H12
Molar mass	96.17 g mol−1
Appearance	white volatile solid
Melting point	85 to 88 °C (185 to 190 °F; 358 to 361 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Norbornane (also known as bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) is an organic compound and a saturated hydrocarbon with chemical formula C₇H₁₂. It is a crystalline compound with a melting point of 88 °C. The carbon skeleton is derived from cyclohexane ring with a methylene bridge in the 1,4- position, and is a bridged bicyclic compound. The compound is a prototype of a class of strained bicyclic hydrocarbons.

The compound was originally synthesized by reduction of norcamphor.^[1]

The name norbornane is derived from bornane, which is 1,7,7-trimethylnorbornane, being a derivative of camphor (bornanone). The prefix nor refers to the stripping of the methyl groups from the parent molecule bornane.

^ Komppa, Gust.; Beckmann, Siegfried (1934). "Der Grundkörper der Camphergruppe, das Bicyclo-[1.2.2]-heptan, und die stereoisomeren Norborneole". Naturwissenschaften. 22: 171. doi:10.1007/BF01496254.

[1] Komppa, Gust.; Beckmann, Siegfried (1934). "Der Grundkörper der Camphergruppe, das Bicyclo-[1.2.2]-heptan, und die stereoisomeren Norborneole". Naturwissenschaften. 22: 171. doi:10.1007/BF01496254.

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