Cyclohexene

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Cyclohexene
Formula	C6H10
Molecular mass	82.15 g/mol
Boiling point	83 °C
Freezing point	-104 °C
Density	0.811 g/cm3
CAS number	110-83-8
SMILES	C1CCCC=C1
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Cyclohexene is a colorless clear liquid cycloalkene with an intense aversive characteristic sharp smell reminiscent of an oil refinery.

It is not stable upon long term storage with exposure to light and air and should be distilled before use to eliminate peroxides. A common experiment among beginning organic chemistry students is the acid catalyzed dehydration of cyclohexanol with distillative removal of the resulting cyclohexene from the reaction mixture.

Refractive Index: 1.4465

See also

• Benzene
• Cyclohexane
• 1,2-Cyclohexadiene
• 1,3-Cyclohexadiene
• 1,4-Cyclohexadiene

External links

• Material Safety Data Sheet for cyclohexene

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