Molecule record

CYCLOPENTENE

C5H8

68.12 g/mol

2D structure for CYCLOPENTENE

Molecular properties

Formula
C5H8
Molar mass
68.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
68.0626 Da
2
0
0
0.00 Ų
1.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
142-29-0
PubChem CID
8882

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alkene
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp1.9PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1-Cyclopentene
  • 1-Cyclopentene #
  • 142-29-0
  • 205-532-9
  • 29300-20-7
  • C5H8
  • CHEBI:49155
  • Cyclopentene, 96%
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  • DTXCID609171
  • DTXSID6029171
  • EC 205-532-9
  • EINECS 205-532-9
  • InChI=1/C5H8/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-2H,3-5H
  • LPIQUOYDBNQMRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • MFCD00001394
  • NSC 5160
  • NSC-5160
  • ONM2CKV81Z
  • RefChem:129879
  • UN2246
  • UNII-ONM2CKV81Z
  • WLN: L5UTJ

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C1CC=CC1
Isomeric SMILES
C1CC=CC1
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H8/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-2H,3-5H2
InChIKey
LPIQUOYDBNQMRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
8882

Spectroscopy

Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for CYCLOPENTENE; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for CYCLOPENTENE; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

Retrieved 8/7/2026. Reuse status is summarized by the badge; open the source for full details.

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record