cyclobutane, 1,2-dimethyl-, trans-

• Formula: C₆H₁₂
• Molecular weight: 84.1595
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12/c1-5-3-4-6(5)2/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t5-,6-/m0/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IVAGOJQDJFWIRT-WDSKDSINSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 15679-02-4
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• Stereoisomers:
  • cyclobutane, 1,2-dimethyl-, cis-
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₆H₈ = C₆H₁₂

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₆H₆ = C₆H₁₂

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₈ + C₂H₄ = C₆H₁₂

References

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Kazanskii and Lukina, 1954
Kazanskii, B.A.; Lukina, M.Y., Synthesis of 1,2-Dimethylcyclobutane, Doklady Akad. Nauk. S.S.S.R., 1954, 94, 887-9. [all data]

Roth, Lennartz, et al., 1986
Roth, W.E.; Lennartz, H.W.; Vogel, E.; Leiendecker, M.; Masaji, O., Heats of hydrogenation. 6. Resonance energy of fused [4n]annulenes, Chem. Ber., 1986, 119, 837-843. [all data]

Scacchi and Back, 1977
Scacchi, G.; Back, M.H., The cycloaddition of ethylene to butene-2. II. Energy relations, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1977, 9, 525-534. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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