Norbornene

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Norbornene or norbornylene or norcamphene is a bridged cyclic hydrocarbon. It is a white solid with a pungent sour odor. The molecule consists of a cyclohexene ring bridged with a methylene group in the para position. The molecule carries a double bondwhich induces significant strained and significant reactivity.

Related Topics:
Hydrocarbon - Molecule - Cyclohexene - Methylene - Para position - Double bond - Strained

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Norbornene is made by a Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene and ethylene. Many norbornene derivatives can be synthesized from Diels-Alder reactions. Related bicyclics are norbornadiene which has the same carbon skeleton but with two double bonds and norbornane which is completely saturated without double bonds.

Related Topics:
Diels-Alder reaction - Cyclopentadiene - Ethylene - Norbornadiene - Norbornane

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