What is "norcarane"

n. (context organic chemistry English) A colourless liquid prepared using the action of diiodomethane and a zinc-copper couple on cyclohexene in diethyl ether.

Norcarane, or bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, is a colorless liquid. It is an organic compound prepared using the Simmons–Smith reaction, by the action of diiodomethane and a zinc-copper couple on cyclohexene in diethyl ether.