What would be the name of this compound?
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Although I assume this compound is likely unable to be formed, my chemistry teacher put it up on the whiteboard to show the extent of what you can name using IUPAC nomenclature, out of interest I tried to name it and got hexcyclo[2.2.0.0.0]cyclohexane, is this correct or am I mistaken?
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Although I assume this compound is likely unable to be formed, my chemistry teacher put it up on the whiteboard to show the extent of what you can name using IUPAC nomenclature, out of interest I tried to name it and got hexcyclo[2.2.0.0.0]cyclohexane, is this correct or am I mistaken?
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What's up with the central atom? If it's carbon, then you missed something.
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I think the idea my teacher had was that there wasn't a central carbon atom and so each bridge had 0 carbons. I think it was more just a quick drawing so I'm unsure if it's even possible to form but even theoretically I thought it was interesting.
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– GoodStudent2219
7 hours ago
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Well, you either need to fix the drawing so that it makes sense, or sort out the correct structure with your teacher. Neither an incorrectly drawn compound, nor a compound that even you don't know the structure of, can be given a meaningful name.
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– andselisk
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@andselisk It is usually drawn that way (albeit incorrectly) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus%27_benzene
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– Mithoron
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@Mithoron I doubt that either OP or OP's teacher is a time traveler.
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Although I assume this compound is likely unable to be formed, my chemistry teacher put it up on the whiteboard to show the extent of what you can name using IUPAC nomenclature, out of interest I tried to name it and got hexcyclo[2.2.0.0.0]cyclohexane, is this correct or am I mistaken?
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Although I assume this compound is likely unable to be formed, my chemistry teacher put it up on the whiteboard to show the extent of what you can name using IUPAC nomenclature, out of interest I tried to name it and got hexcyclo[2.2.0.0.0]cyclohexane, is this correct or am I mistaken?
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What's up with the central atom? If it's carbon, then you missed something.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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I think the idea my teacher had was that there wasn't a central carbon atom and so each bridge had 0 carbons. I think it was more just a quick drawing so I'm unsure if it's even possible to form but even theoretically I thought it was interesting.
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– GoodStudent2219
7 hours ago
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Well, you either need to fix the drawing so that it makes sense, or sort out the correct structure with your teacher. Neither an incorrectly drawn compound, nor a compound that even you don't know the structure of, can be given a meaningful name.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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@andselisk It is usually drawn that way (albeit incorrectly) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus%27_benzene
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– Mithoron
6 hours ago
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@Mithoron I doubt that either OP or OP's teacher is a time traveler.
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– andselisk
4 hours ago
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What's up with the central atom? If it's carbon, then you missed something.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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I think the idea my teacher had was that there wasn't a central carbon atom and so each bridge had 0 carbons. I think it was more just a quick drawing so I'm unsure if it's even possible to form but even theoretically I thought it was interesting.
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– GoodStudent2219
7 hours ago
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Well, you either need to fix the drawing so that it makes sense, or sort out the correct structure with your teacher. Neither an incorrectly drawn compound, nor a compound that even you don't know the structure of, can be given a meaningful name.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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@andselisk It is usually drawn that way (albeit incorrectly) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus%27_benzene
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– Mithoron
6 hours ago
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@Mithoron I doubt that either OP or OP's teacher is a time traveler.
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– andselisk
4 hours ago
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What's up with the central atom? If it's carbon, then you missed something.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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What's up with the central atom? If it's carbon, then you missed something.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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I think the idea my teacher had was that there wasn't a central carbon atom and so each bridge had 0 carbons. I think it was more just a quick drawing so I'm unsure if it's even possible to form but even theoretically I thought it was interesting.
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– GoodStudent2219
7 hours ago
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I think the idea my teacher had was that there wasn't a central carbon atom and so each bridge had 0 carbons. I think it was more just a quick drawing so I'm unsure if it's even possible to form but even theoretically I thought it was interesting.
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– GoodStudent2219
7 hours ago
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Well, you either need to fix the drawing so that it makes sense, or sort out the correct structure with your teacher. Neither an incorrectly drawn compound, nor a compound that even you don't know the structure of, can be given a meaningful name.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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Well, you either need to fix the drawing so that it makes sense, or sort out the correct structure with your teacher. Neither an incorrectly drawn compound, nor a compound that even you don't know the structure of, can be given a meaningful name.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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@andselisk It is usually drawn that way (albeit incorrectly) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus%27_benzene
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– Mithoron
6 hours ago
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@andselisk It is usually drawn that way (albeit incorrectly) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus%27_benzene
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– Mithoron
6 hours ago
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@Mithoron I doubt that either OP or OP's teacher is a time traveler.
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– andselisk
4 hours ago
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@Mithoron I doubt that either OP or OP's teacher is a time traveler.
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I think it is Cubane ($ce{C8H8}$), a synthetic hydrocarbon molecule (Wikipedia), which has synthesized using following scheme:
I am confident about that because your teacher had said that there wasn't a central carbon atom (assumingly). See following illstration:
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I think it is Cubane ($ce{C8H8}$), a synthetic hydrocarbon molecule (Wikipedia), which has synthesized using following scheme:
I am confident about that because your teacher had said that there wasn't a central carbon atom (assumingly). See following illstration:
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I think it is Cubane ($ce{C8H8}$), a synthetic hydrocarbon molecule (Wikipedia), which has synthesized using following scheme:
I am confident about that because your teacher had said that there wasn't a central carbon atom (assumingly). See following illstration:
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I think it is Cubane ($ce{C8H8}$), a synthetic hydrocarbon molecule (Wikipedia), which has synthesized using following scheme:
I am confident about that because your teacher had said that there wasn't a central carbon atom (assumingly). See following illstration:
answered 5 hours ago
Mathew MahindaratneMathew Mahindaratne
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I think it is Cubane ($ce{C8H8}$), a synthetic hydrocarbon molecule (Wikipedia), which has synthesized using following scheme:
I am confident about that because your teacher had said that there wasn't a central carbon atom (assumingly). See following illstration:
answered 5 hours ago
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What's up with the central atom? If it's carbon, then you missed something.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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I think the idea my teacher had was that there wasn't a central carbon atom and so each bridge had 0 carbons. I think it was more just a quick drawing so I'm unsure if it's even possible to form but even theoretically I thought it was interesting.
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– GoodStudent2219
7 hours ago
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Well, you either need to fix the drawing so that it makes sense, or sort out the correct structure with your teacher. Neither an incorrectly drawn compound, nor a compound that even you don't know the structure of, can be given a meaningful name.
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– andselisk
7 hours ago
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@andselisk It is usually drawn that way (albeit incorrectly) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus%27_benzene
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– Mithoron
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@Mithoron I doubt that either OP or OP's teacher is a time traveler.
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– andselisk
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