Norbornane

Norbornane (also known as bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane or norcamphane) is an organic compound and a saturated hydrocarbon with chemical formula C7H12. It is a crystalline compound with a melting point of 88 °C. The carbon skeleton is derived from cyclohexane ring with a methylene bridge in the 1,4- position, and is a bridged bicyclic compound. The compound is a prototype of a class of strained bicyclic hydrocarbons.

Norbornane, also known as bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and norbornane, is a saturated, bridged-ring compound with the chemical formula C7H12.It is a crystalline substance with a melting point of 88°C. It has a carbon skeleton with a methylidene at the 1,4 position. It is formed by bridging a methylene group at positions 1,4 of the carbon skeleton of cyclohexane. Northene is the parent compound of various terpenes such as camphor and anise. This substance can be prepared by catalytic hydrogenation of the related compounds norbornene and norbornadiene. The norbornene-based carbon positive ion (C7H11+) is an attractive non-classical carbon positive ion.

Norbornane is obtained by adding ethylene to cyclopentadiene under heat and pressure and then hydrogenating.

ChEBI: Norbornane is a cyclic hydrocarbon consisting of cyclohexane with a methylene bridge linking positions 1 and 4. It is a bridged compound and a cyclic hydrocarbon.

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