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Cyclobutane
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<p>Cyclobutane is a <a href="/facts/Cycloalkane/8dQAoD1N">cycloalkane</a> and <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic compound</a> with the formula (CH2)4. Cyclobutane is a colourless gas and is commercially available as a <a href="/facts/Liquefied_gas/bHUThq0A">liquefied gas</a>. Derivatives of cyclobutane are called cyclobutanes. Cyclobutane itself is of no commercial or biological significance, but more complex derivatives are important in biology and biotechnology. </p>