Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene

• CAT Number: R023934
• CAS Number: 498-66-8
• Molecular Formula: C7H10
• Molecular Weight: 94.16
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 2-Norbornene; 2-Norbornylene; 3,6-Endomethylenecyclohexene; Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene; NSC 120425; NSC 22453; Norbornene; Norbornylene; Norcamphene; Norfenchene
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H10/c1-2-7-4-3-6(1)5-7/h1-2,6-7H,3-5H2
• InChIKey: JFNLZVQOOSMTJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C1CC2CC1C=C2

Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene(Cat No.: R023934), commonly known as norbornene, is a strained bicyclic hydrocarbon featuring a rigid structure with a double bond at the 2-position. Its unique geometry and ring strain make it highly reactive in a variety of chemical transformations, particularly in Diels–Alder reactions and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Norbornene is widely used as a monomer in the production of specialty polymers and copolymers, offering thermal stability, chemical resistance, and mechanical strength for applications in materials science and industrial chemistry.