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Also known as HCp, pyropentylene, pentole, 1,3-cyclopentadiene, cyclopenta-1,3-diene, CpH, C5H6

Cyclopentadiene is an organic compound with the formula C5H6. It is often abbreviated CpH because the cyclopentadienyl anion is abbreviated Cp−.

Chemical data

Formula
C5H6
Molecular weight
66.1 g/mol
IUPAC name
cyclopenta-1,3-diene
SMILES
C1C=CC=C1
InChIKey
ZSWFCLXCOIISFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.8
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
66.047
Image
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Commons category
Cyclopentadiene
melting point
-121
chemical formula
C₅H₆
flash point
77
canonical SMILES
C1C=CC=C1
ionization energy
8.56
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0170
density
0.80
immediately dangerous to life or health
2025
boiling point
41
vapor pressure
400
time-weighted average exposure limit
200
electric dipole moment
0.419
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11 sections
Contents
  • Production and reactions
  • Sigmatropic rearrangement
  • Diels–Alder reactions
  • Deprotonation
  • Metallocene derivatives
  • Organic synthesis
  • Uses
  • Derivatives
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Cyclopentadiene is an organic compound with the formula C5H6. It is often abbreviated CpH because the cyclopentadienyl anion is abbreviated Cp−.

This colorless liquid has a strong and unpleasant odor. At room temperature, this cyclic diene dimerizes over the course of hours to give dicyclopentadiene via a Diels–Alder reaction. This dimer can be heated to induce thermal cracking and regenerate the monomer through a retro-Diels–Alder reaction

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