fulvene

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
497-20-1

[ Name ]:
fulvene

[Synonym ]:
5-methylene-1,3-cyclopentadiene
Fulven
methylene-cyclopentadiene
5-Methylen-cyclopenta-1,3-dien
5-methylene-cyclopenta-1,3-diene
1,3-Cyclopentadiene,5-methylene
fulveno

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.86g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
103.8ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C6H6

[ Molecular Weight ]:
78.11180

[ Exact Mass ]:
78.04700

[ LogP ]:
1.66860

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
36.8mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.513

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • Acetylene
  • 1,5-hexadiyne
  • Formaldehyde
  • Cyclopentadiene
  • 7-methylenenorbornadiene
  • 5-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2'-en-7'-ylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4,6-dione
  • 3,4-Dimethylenecyclobut-1-ene
  • cis-1,3-hexadien-5-yne
  • 1-Propyne, 3-iodo-(9CI)

DownStream

  • 1-methylcyclopentadiene

Related Compounds

  • Fulvene-5
  • benzofulvene
  • 6-butylfulvene
  • Dimethylfulvene
  • methyl-ethyl-fulvene
  • 6,6'-diethyl fulvene