Norbornane
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| IUPAC name
Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane | |
| Other names
Norbornylane | |
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Norbornane is an organic compound. It has the chemical formula C7H12. The alkane has few uses, but its derivatives, called norbornanes, are important in organic chemistry and polymer chemistry.
Name
The name "norbornane" comes from bornane, a terpene related to camphor. Bornane is also called 1,7,7-trimethylnorbornane. The prefix "nor-" is used to say that the methyl groups have been removed from the bornane structure to give norbornane.
Preparation
Norbornane can be made by hydrogenation of norbornene.