Cyclopentene
Cyclopentene is a chemical compound with the formula 32. It is a colorless liquid with a petrol-like odor. It is one of the cycloalkenes. Cyclopentene is produced industrially in large amounts by steam cracking of naphtha. It has few applications, and thus is mainly used as a component of gasoline.Cyclopentene is used in analysing the mechanisms of organic reactions. It can be obtained from vinylcyclopropane in the vinylcyclopropane-cyclopentene rearrangement.
The polymerization of cyclopentene by Ziegler-Natta catalysts yields 1,3-linkages, not the more typical 1,2-linked polymer.
