Indane
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| IUPAC name
indane
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| Other names
Benzocyclopentane
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| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.105 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C9H10 | |
| Molar mass | 118.176 g/mol |
| Appearance | Clear colorless liquid |
| Boiling point | 176.5 °C (349.7 °F; 449.6 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Indane or indan is a hydrocarbon petrochemical compound.
Derivatives
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. Other derivatives can be obtained indirectly, e.g. the reaction of diethyl phtalate with ethylacetate using metallic sodium and ethanol as a catalyst. The reaction yelds indanedione ethyl ester which can react with the sodium ions yielding a salt. This can be reversed by adding an aquous solution of hydrochloric acid.
Indane can also be converted in a catalytic reactor to other aromatics such a xylene.
Another derivative is 1,3-indandione.
See also
External links
- Safety data for indane (indan) from
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at Oxford University.