Chlorocyclopropane Explained

Chlorocyclopropane is a organochlorine compound with the chemical formula .^[1] The compound is a member of haloalkane family.^[2]

Synthesis

The compound can be obtained by photoreaction of cyclopropane and chlorine gas; the reaction will generate polychlorinated compounds, which can be separated by physical means.^[3]

Chemical properties

The compound isomerizes on heating to 3-Chloropropene.^[4] Chlorocyclopropane reacts with lithium metal in ether to produce bicyclopropane. Also, it reacts with magnesium to obtain cyclopropylmagnesium chloride.^[5]

See also

• Chloroalkanes

Notes and References

1. Web site: chlorocyclopropane . . 31 May 2023.
2. Murin . A. N. . Murin . I. V. . Kazakov . V. P. . Sivkov . V. P. . NQR study of the nature of C-C1 bonds in chlorocyclopropanes . Journal of Structural Chemistry . 1 May 1972 . 13 . 3 . 497–500 . 10.1007/BF00743850 . 94857888 . 31 May 2023 . en . 1573-8779.
3. Slabey . Vernon A. . Reaction of Cyclopropyl Chloride with Lithium. Isolation of Dicyclopropyl . . October 1952 . 74 . 19 . 4928–4930 . 10.1021/ja01139a056 . 31 May 2023 . en . 0002-7863.
4. Grant . R. C. S. . Swinbourne . E. S. . The thermal isomerization of chlorocyclopropane and of bromocyclopropane . . 1 January 1966 . 17 . 620b–621 . 10.1039/C1966000620B . 31 May 2023 . en . 0009-241X.
5. Roberts . John D. . Chambers . Vaughan C. . Small-Ring Compounds. VI. Cyclopropanol, Cyclopropyl Bromide and Cyclopropylamine . . July 1951 . 73 . 7 . 3176–3179 . 10.1021/ja01151a053 . 31 May 2023 . en . 0002-7863.