Indane

Indane is a hydrocarbon petrochemical compound. Derivatives include compounds such as 1-methyl-indane and 2-methyl-indane (where one methyl group is attached to the five carbon ring), 4-methyl-indane and 5-methyl-indane (where one methyl group is attached to the benzene ring), various dimethyl-indanes, and various pharmaceutical derivatives.

Indane can also be converted in a catalytic reactor to other aromatics such a xylene.