Chlorocyclopropane

Chlorocyclopropane is a organochlorine compound with the chemical formula C3H5Cl.

[1] The compound is a member of haloalkane family.

[2] The compound can be obtained by photoreaction of cyclopropane and chlorine gas; the reaction will generate polychlorinated compounds, which can be separated by physical means.

[4] Chlorocyclopropane reacts with lithium metal in ether to produce bicyclopropane.

Also, it reacts with magnesium to obtain cyclopropylmagnesium chloride.