C5H8
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The molecular formula C5H8 may refer to:
- CyclopenteneCyclopenteneCyclopentene is a chemical compound with the formula 58. It is a colorless liquid with a petrol-like odor. It is one of the cycloalkenes.Cyclopentene is produced industrially in large amounts...
- IsopreneIsopreneIsoprene , or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common organic compound with the formula CH2=CCH=CH2. Under standard conditions it is a colorless liquid...
- Piperylene
- Vinylcyclopropane, the starting-point for the vinylcyclopropane rearrangementVinylcyclopropane rearrangementThe vinylcyclopropane rearrangement or vinylcyclopropane-cyclopentene rearrangement is a ring expansion reaction, converting a vinyl-substituted cyclopropane ring into a cyclopentene ring. The general scope is extended by introducing heteroatoms in any of the 5 framework positions or by replacing...
- the isoprenyl or terpeneTerpeneTerpenes are a large and diverse class of organic compounds, produced by a variety of plants, particularly conifers, though also by some insects such as termites or swallowtail butterflies, which emit terpenes from their osmeterium. They are often strong smelling and thus may have had a protective...
monomer unit of the side chain of PlastoquinonePlastoquinonePlastoquinone is a quinone molecule involved in the electron transport chain in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Plastoquinone is reduced , forming plastoquinol...
and coenzyme Q10