Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene

Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene is an organic compound with formula C12O6. It can be viewed as the sixfold ketone of tricyclobutabenzene.

Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene
Structural formula of hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene
Structural formula of hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene
Ball and stick model of hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene
Ball and stick model of hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tetracyclo[8.2.0.02,5.06,9]dodeca-1,5,9-triene-3,4,7,8,11,12-hexone
Other names
Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C12O6/c13-7-1-2(8(7)14)4-6(12(18)11(4)17)5-3(1)9(15)10(5)16
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  • O=C1C(=O)C2=C3C(=O)C(=O)C3=C3C(=O)C(=O)C3=C12
Properties
C12O6
Molar mass 240.12 g mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It is an oxide of carbon, detected by 13C NMR in 2006.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Hamura, T.; Ibusuki, Y.; Uekusa, H.; Matsumoto, T.; Siegel, J. S.; Baldridge, K. K.; Suzuki, K. (2006). "Dodecamethoxy- and Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene: Synthesis and Characterization". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128 (31): 10032–10033. doi:10.1021/ja064063e. PMID 16881630.
  2. ^ Butenschön, H. (2007). "A new oxocarbon C12O6 via highly strained benzyne intermediates". Angewandte Chemie. 46 (22): 4012–4014. doi:10.1002/anie.200700926. PMID 17508349.