basketane
Sign in to saveBasketane 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.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Named after
- basket
- Mass
- 132.0939
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC2C3C4C1C5C2C3C45
- Commons category
- Basketane
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- Synthesis
- Properties and reactions
- Metal-catalyzed rearrangements
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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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