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syntin
Sign in to saveSyntin is a hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C10H16 used as a rocket fuel. It is a mixture of four stereoisomers (see below). It has a density of 0.851 g/mL, and a boiling point of 158 °C. Due to the presence of three strained cyclopropane rings, the molecule has a highly positive enthalpy of formation: ΔfH°(l)= 133 kJ/mol (980 kJ/kg, the average value for the isomeric mixture), bringing additional energy into the combustion process. It has advantages over the traditional hydrocarbon fuels, such as RP-1, due to higher density, lower viscosity and higher specific heat of oxidation.
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Vinony files it under Chembox image size set, Cyclopropanes and Hydrocarbons.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H16
- Molecular weight
- 136.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2-dicyclopropyl-1-methylcyclopropane
- SMILES
- CC1(CC1C2CC2)C3CC3
- InChIKey
- GTKAAVZEFUFXDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.7
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 136.125201
- Has use
- liquid rocket propellant
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₆
- canonical SMILES
- CC1(CC1C2CC2)C3CC3
- Commons category
- Syntin
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Stereoisomers
- See also
- References
- Literature
Syntin is a hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C10H16 used as a rocket fuel. It is a mixture of four stereoisomers (see below). It has a density of 0.851 g/mL, and a boiling point of 158 °C. Due to the presence of three strained cyclopropane rings, the molecule has a highly positive enthalpy of formation: ΔfH°(l)= 133 kJ/mol (980 kJ/kg, the average value for the isomeric mixture), bringing additional energy into the combustion process. It has advantages over the traditional hydrocarbon fuels, such as RP-1, due to higher density, lower viscosity and higher specific heat of oxidation.
Syntin was used in the Soviet Union and later Russia as fuel for the Soyuz-U2 rocket from 1982 until 1995.
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