Indane

Indane or indan is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CH2)3. It is a colorless liquid hydrocarbon. It is a petrochemical, a bicyclic compound. It occurs at the level of about 0.1% in coal tar. It is usually produced by hydrogenation of indene.

This article is about the hydrocarbon. For the binary compound of hydrogen and indium, see Indium trihydride. For other uses, see Indane (disambiguation).
Indane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,3-Dihydro-1H-indene
Other names
Indan
Benzocyclopentane
Hydrindene
2,3-Dihydroindene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1904376
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.105
67817
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H10/c1-2-5-9-7-3-6-8(9)4-1/h1-2,4-5H,3,6-7H2 Y
    Key: PQNFLJBBNBOBRQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C9H10/c1-2-5-9-7-3-6-8(9)4-1/h1-2,4-5H,3,6-7H2
    Key: PQNFLJBBNBOBRQ-UHFFFAOYAW
SMILES
  • c1ccc2c(c1)CCC2
Properties
C9H10
Molar mass 118.176 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.9645 g/cm3
Melting point −51.4 °C (−60.5 °F; 221.8 K)
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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