Norbornyl

Norbornane

Norbornane

Chemical compound

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

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The compound was originally synthesized by reduction of norcamphor.[1]

The name norbornane is derived from bornane, which is 1,7,7-trimethylnorbornane, being a derivative of camphor (bornanone). The prefix nor refers to the stripping of the methyl groups from the parent molecule bornane.

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References

  1. [1]
    Komppa, Gust.; Beckmann, Siegfried (1934). "Der Grundkörper der Camphergruppe, das Bicyclo-[1.2.2]-heptan, und die stereoisomeren Norborneole". Naturwissenschaften. 22: 171. doi:10.1007/BF01496254.
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