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Planar‐Tetracoordinate Carbon in a Neutral Saturated Hydrocarbon: Theoretical Design and Characterization
Author(s) -
Rasmussen Danne R.,
Radom Leo
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19991004)38:19<2875::aid-anie2875>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - tetracoordinate , planarity testing , planar , hydrocarbon , carbon fibers , characterization (materials science) , molecule , chemical physics , carbon skeleton , carbon atom , chemistry , atom (system on chip) , computational chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , crystallography , organic chemistry , ring (chemistry) , computer science , computer graphics (images) , embedded system , composite material , composite number
Exact planarity at the central carbon atom is achieved, according to molecular orbital calculations, in the strained polycyclic cage hydrocarbon dimethanospiro[2.2]octaplane (see structure). There are no glaringly long C−C bonds, which might have reflected inherent instability in this molecule that is yet to be synthesized.