Methylcyclopropane is an organic compound with the structural formula C3H5CH3.

This colorless gas is the monomethyl derivative of cyclopropane.

Methylcyclopropane, like many other cyclopropanes, undergoes ring-opening reactions.

Bond cleavage in certain reactions is also reported in conjunction with the use of methylenecyclopropane groups as protective groups for amines.

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