Cyclobutylamine is an organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless, readily distillable liquid. It can be prepared from cyclobutanecarboxylic acid via a modified Curtius rearrangement. Cyclobutylamine is a member of the aminocycloalkanes, which also includes cyclopropylamine, cyclopentylamine, and cyclohexylamine.
Oxidation with potassium permanganate gives cyclobutanone.
Substituted bicyclobutanes can be converted to a variety of N-substituted cyclobutylamines.
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