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Basketane is a polycyclic alkane with the chemical formula C10H12. The name is taken from its structural similarity to a basket shape. Basketane was first synthesized in 1966, independently by Masamune and Dauben and Whalen.

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132.0939
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chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₂
canonical SMILES
C1CC2C3C4C1C5C2C3C45
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  • Metal-catalyzed rearrangements
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Basketane is a polycyclic alkane with the chemical formula C10H12. The name is taken from its structural similarity to a basket shape. Basketane was first synthesized in 1966, independently by Masamune and Dauben and Whalen.

== Nomenclature == Some compounds are named for objects seen in everyday life. Cubane, housane, and basketane were named accordingly.

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