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Methylcyclopropane

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Methylcyclopropane
Identifiers
CAS Number	594-11-6 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	11167 N
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.934
EC Number	209-825-2
MeSH	C105498
PubChem CID	11657
UNII	LK35EZ3VK8 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5060481
InChI InChI=1S/C4H8/c1-4-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3 N Key: VNXBKJFUJUWOCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C4H8/c1-4-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3 Key: VNXBKJFUJUWOCW-UHFFFAOYAC
SMILES CC1CC1
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H8
Molar mass	56.108 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless gas[1]
Density	0.6912 g/cm3[1]
Melting point	−177.3 °C (−287.1 °F; 95.8 K)[1]
Boiling point	0.7 °C (33.3 °F; 273.8 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Methylcyclopropane is an organic compound with the structural formula C₃H₅CH₃. This colorless gas is the monomethyl derivative of cyclopropane.

Methylcyclopropane, like many other cyclopropanes, undergoes ring-opening reactions. Bond cleavage in certain reactions is also reported in conjunction with the use of methylenecyclopropane groups as protective groups for amines.^{[citation needed]}