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cubane

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cubane [ˈkjuːbeɪn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)
a.  a rare octahedral hydrocarbon formed by eight CH groups, each of which is situated at the corner of a cube. Formula: C8H8
b.  (as modifier) cubane chemistry
[from cube1 + -ane]


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Part two contains chapters on cyclobutarenes; organometallic derivatives; synthesis and reactivity in the photochemistry of cyclobutanes; photodimerization of crystalline olefins in the solvent-free photosynthesis of cyclobutanes; chemistry of cubane and other prismanes; bicyclo[2.
1 The Fullerenes and Cubane More recently, studies have been undertaken to elucidate the dynamical properties and their relation to structure of carbonaceous molecular solids such as the nearly spherical buckminsterfullerene ([C.
It'll Kill You but It's Not Toxic" US -- For 20 years, researchers at the University of Chicago and the Naval Research Laboratory labored to find a use for cubane, one of the world's densest hydrocarbons.
 
 
 
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