cyclopropane
Three-carbon ring molecule
Cyclopropane is a colorless gas consisting of three carbon atoms arranged in a triangular ring—the smallest possible cyclic hydrocarbon.
Its strained molecular geometry makes it highly reactive.
Once used as a general anesthetic, it has largely been replaced by safer alternatives due to its flammability and explosion risk when mixed with oxygen.
Molecular tension from geometry
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- sp3 hybridizationFour identical orbital lobes
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- hydrocarbonAll-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
Taking breath in
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- inductionFormal admission process
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
surgery · operating room · anesthesiologist · nitrous oxide · halothane · ether · narcosis · general anesthesia
Capable of burning
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- igniteStart burning something
- fire hazardCombustion danger source
- volatileLiable to sudden change
flashpoint · oxygen · burn · spark · inflammable · danger · conflagration · safety precautions
Single-carbon linking group
- photolysisMolecular breakdown via light
- ring closureForming cyclic molecular structure
- cyclizationClosing into rings
- organic chemistryStudy of carbon compounds
ring strain
Molecular tension from geometry
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- sp3 hybridizationFour identical orbital lobes
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
hydrocarbon · planar · geometric · small ring
inhalation
Taking breath in
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- inductionFormal admission process
unconsciousness · surgery · operating room · anesthesiologist · nitrous oxide · halothane · ether · narcosis · general anesthesia · intubation
combustible
Capable of burning
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- igniteStart burning something
- fire hazardCombustion danger source
volatile · flashpoint · oxygen · burn · spark · inflammable · danger · conflagration · safety precautions · ventilation
methylene
Single-carbon linking group
- photolysisMolecular breakdown via light
- ring closureForming cyclic molecular structure
- cyclizationClosing into rings