Vinyl norbornene explained

Vinyl norbornene (VNB) is an organic compound that consists of a vinyl group attached to norbornene. It is a colorless liquid. The compound exists as endo and exo isomers, but these are not typically separated. It is an intermediate in the production of the commercial polymer EPDM. It is prepared by the Diels–Alder reaction of butadiene and cyclopentadiene.[1]

Safety

is 0.10–0.05 mg/kg (intravenous, female rabbit). It is also a neurotoxin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Behr . Arno . Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry . 2000 . 10 . 10.1002/14356007.a18_215 . 978-3527306732 . Organometallic Compounds and Homogeneous Catalysis.
  2. Comparative acute toxicity and primary irritancy of the ethylidene and vinyl isomers of norbornene . 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199707)17:4<211::AID-JAT430>3.0.CO;2-X . Ballantyne, Bryan . Myers, Roy C. . Klonne, Dennis R. . Journal of Applied Toxicology . 1997 . 17 . 4 . 211–221 . 9285533 . 21154862 .

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