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p ‐[3 2 .5 6 ]Octahedrane, the (CH) 12 Hydrocarbon with D 3d Symmetry
Author(s) -
Lee ChihHung,
Liang Shelue,
Haumann Thomas,
Boese Roland,
de Meijere Armin
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199305591
Subject(s) - hydrocarbon , symmetry (geometry) , chemistry , physics , crystallography , organic chemistry , mathematics , geometry
Highly symmetrical compounds like 1–3 have always fascinated chemists. Dodecahedrane ( 3 ) was synthesized over ten years ago for the first time, and now the synthesis and crystal structure of the C 12 H 12 hydrocarbon 1 have been accomplished. It was prepared in four steps from a tetracyclic intermediate known from the synthesis of dodecahedrane. Unusual as regards constitution and point symmetry, the (CH) 12 hydrocarbon also promises to have unusual chemical properties. Compound 2 still eludes synthesis.