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Why is cyclopropane more reactive than propane?

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In Cyclopropane, bond angle is 60o which is much less compared to the normal tetrahedral bond angle of 109.5o for sp3 hybridized carbon. Therefore, the molecule is very much strained and hence reactive. 

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