3-Methylcyclohexene

3-Methylcyclohexene
Names
	IUPAC name 3-Methylcyclohexene
	Systematic IUPAC name 3-Methylcyclohexene
Identifiers
CAS Number	591-48-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1848550
ChemSpider	11085;
EC Number	209-717-5;
PubChem CID	11573;
UNII	H5WXT3SV31 ; TE4P8Q2044;
UN number	3295
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70862258;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H12/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h3,5,7H,2,4,6H2,1H3 Key: UZPWKTCMUADILM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC1CCCC=C1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H12
Molar mass	96.173 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.805 g/mL
Melting point	−124 °C (−191 °F; 149 K)
Boiling point	104 °C (219 °F; 377 K)
Solubility in water	low
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H225, H304, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P331, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
Flash point	−3 °C (27 °F; 270 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS)	MSDS (1-methylcyclohexene)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

3-Methylcyclohexene an organic compound consisting of cyclohexene with a methyl group substituent adjacent to the alkene group. Two other structural isomers are known: 1-methylcyclohexene and 4-methylcyclohexene. All are colorless volatile liquids classified as a cyclic olefins. They are specialized reagents.

Synthesis

3-Methylcyclohexene is produced from 3-methylcyclohexanone.^[1]

^ Elphimoff-Felkin, I.; Sarda, P. (1977). "Reductive Cleavage of Allylic Alcohols, Ethers, or Acetates to Olefins: 3-Methylcyclohexene". Organic Syntheses. 56: 101. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.056.0101.