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[2.2]paracyclophane
Sign in to saveAlso known as di-p-xylylene, tricyclo[8.2.2.24,7]hexadeca-4,6,10,12,13,15-hexaene, 2,2-paracyclophane
[2.2]Paracyclophane is a cyclophane that is applied in bio- and materials science. It was first synthesized by Brown and Farthing in 1949 by pyrolyzing para-xylene in the gas phase under low pressure.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H16
- Molecular weight
- 208.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- tricyclo[8.2.2.24,7]hexadeca-1(13),4,6,10(14),11,15-hexaene
- SMILES
- C1CC2=CC=C(CCC3=CC=C1C=C3)C=C2
- InChIKey
- OOLUVSIJOMLOCB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.7
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 208.125200512
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- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₁₆
- melting point
- 286.0
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC2=CC=C(CCC3=CC=C1C=C3)C=C2
- Commons category
- Paracyclophane
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Reactions
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[2.2]Paracyclophane is a cyclophane that is applied in bio- and materials science. It was first synthesized by Brown and Farthing in 1949 by pyrolyzing para-xylene in the gas phase under low pressure.
==Reactions== [2.2]Paracyclophane is stable under normal conditions. Its formyl, acetyl, nitro- and bromo- derivatives can be obtained by electrophilic aromatic substitution in one step. 400px
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