- Indane
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ImageFile=Indane structure.png
IUPACName=indane
OtherNames=Benzocyclopentane
Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=496-11-7
PubChem=10326
SMILES=C1CC2=CC=CC=C2C1
Section2= Chembox Properties
Formula=C9H10
MolarMass=118.176
Appearance=Clear colorless liquid
Density=
MeltingPt=
BoilingPtC=176.5
Solubility=
Section3= Chembox Hazards
MainHazards=
FlashPt=
Autoignition=Indane is a
hydrocarbon petrochemical compound. Derivatives include compounds such as 1-methyl-indane and 2-methyl-indane (where one methyl group is attached to the five carbon ring), 4-methyl-indane and 5-methyl-indane (where one methyl group is attached to the benzene ring), various dimethyl-indanes, and various pharmaceutical derivatives.Indane can also be converted in a catalytic reactor to other aromatics such a
xylene .External links
1. [http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/IN/indan.html Safety data] for indane (indan) fromPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at
Oxford University .ee also
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Indene
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