cyclopentane

[sahy-kluh-pen-teyn, sik-luh-]

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a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 10 , obtained from petroleum and used chiefly as a solvent.

cyclopentane

/ ˌsɪk-, ˌsaɪkləʊˈpɛnteɪn /

a colourless insoluble cycloalkane found in petroleum and used mainly as a solvent. Formula: C 5 H 10

cyclopentane

A colorless, flammable, liquid hydrocarbon derived from petroleum and used as a solvent and motor fuel. Chemical formula: C ₅ H ₁₀ .

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First recorded in 1955–60; cyclo- + pentane

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Taber, D. F. & Petty, E. H. General route to highly functionalized cyclopentane derivatives by intramolecular C–H insertion.

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One choice is a hydrocarbon molecule called cyclopentane, which has a global warming potential of 3 to 10.

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But the cyclopentane turns out to have another benefit; it makes a better insulator.

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