Cyclotetradecane

Cyclotetradecane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclotetradecane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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EC Number
  • 206-038-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C14H28/c1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-13-11-9-7-5-3-1/h1-14H2
    Key: KATXJJSCAPBIOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C14H28/c1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-13-11-9-7-5-3-1/h1-14H2
    Key: KATXJJSCAPBIOB-UHFFFAOYAU
  • C1CCCCCCCCCCCCC1
Properties
C14H28
Molar mass 196.378 g·mol−1
Density 0.790±0.06 g/cm3
Melting point 54–55 °C (129–131 °F; 327–328 K)
Boiling point 131 °C (268 °F; 404 K) 11 Torr
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cyclotetradecane is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH2)14. It is a simple fourteen-membered hydrocarbon.

It is known as having low strain energy.[1]


References

  1. ^ Chickos, James S. (1992). "The strain energy of cyclotetradecane is small". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 57 (6): 1899. doi:10.1021/jo00032a052.