Norbornane Chemical Properties

Melting point:

85-88 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

106 °C

Density 

0.914±0.06 g/cm3 (20 ºC 760 Torr)

refractive index 

1.4770 (estimate)

Flash point:

-0.2±11.7℃

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

soluble in Acetone

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Almost white

EPA Substance Registry System

Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (279-23-2)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

RB6945000

HS Code 

2902.19.0050

Toxicity

mouse,LD50,intravenous,56mg/kg (56mg/kg),U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. Vol. NX#04038,

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Norbornane Usage And Synthesis

Description

Norbornane (also known as bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane or norcamphane) 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.

Preparation

Norbornane is obtained by adding ethylene to cyclopentadiene under heat and pressure and then hydrogenating.

Definition

ChEBI: Norbornane is a cyclic hydrocarbon consisting of cyclohexane with a methylene bridge linking positions 1 and 4. It is a bridged compound and a cyclic hydrocarbon.

References

[1] G BUCHBAUER C C S Esterer. [Norbornane compounds in pharmaceutical research].[J]. Pharmazie, 1983, 38 3: 151-169.
[2] CAIFENG LI. Norbornene in Organic Synthesis[J]. Synthesis-Stuttgart, 2018, 15 1: 2799-2823. DOI:10.1055/s-0037-1610143.
[3] KUMAR S, ABDULHAMID M A, WONANKE A D D, et al. Norbornane-based covalent organic frameworks for gas separation?[J]. Nanoscale, 2022, 6: 2475-2481. DOI:10.1039/D1NR07593D.

Norbornane(279-23-2)Related Product Information

• NORCAMPHOR
• 2,3-NORBORNANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID
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• 5-Norbornane-2-carboxaldehyde
• 5-Norbornene-2-carbonitrile
• Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxamide
• Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1,3-dicarboxamide
• Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-sulfonamide
• bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1,3-dicarbonitrile
• 4-Carboxylbenzocyclobutene
• 4-Hydroxymethylbenzocyclobutene
• 4-Aminobenzocyclobutene
• Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylic acid, methyl ester (9CI)
• Bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-ol
• bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,4-dione
• 5-Norbornene-2-carboxamide
• ETHYL 5-NORBORNENE-2-CARBOXYLATE (MIXTURE OF ENDO AND EXO)
• Bicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1,4-dimethanol