cyclooctane

Cyclooctane is a cycloalkane with the molecular formula (CH2)8. It is a simple colourless hydrocarbon, but it is often a reference compound for saturated eight-membered ring compounds in general.

Chemical data

Formula: C8H16
Molecular weight: 112.21 g/mol
IUPAC name: cyclooctane
SMILES: C1CCCCCCC1
InChIKey: WJTCGQSWYFHTAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 4.5
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Research

215 papers

Bis(oxiranes) Containing Cyclooctane Core: Synthesis and Reactivity towards NaN(3).Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
Synthesis of Pleuromutilin.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2022
Analyzing the expected values of neighborhood degree-based topological indices in random cyclooctane chains.Frontiers in chemistry · 2024
Mono- and bis(steroids) containing a cyclooctane core: Synthesis, antiproliferative activity, and action on cell cytoskeleton microtubules.Archiv der Pharmazie · 2024
Computation of expected values of some connectivity based topological descriptors of random cyclooctane chains.Scientific reports · 2024

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 112.125

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Commons category: Cyclooctane
chemical formula: C₈H₁₆
canonical SMILES: C1CCCCCCC1
melting point: 12

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Cyclooctane is a cycloalkane with the molecular formula (CH2)8. It is a simple colourless hydrocarbon, but it is often a reference compound for saturated eight-membered ring compounds in general.

Cyclooctane has a camphoraceous odor.