Tetracyclopropylmethane

Tetracyclopropylmethane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,1′,1′′,1′′′-Methanetetrayltetracyclopropane
Identifiers
CAS Number	332104-93-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	35765346 ;
PubChem CID	57417320;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90726267 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C13H20/c1-2-9(1)13(10-3-4-10,11-5-6-11)12-7-8-12/h9-12H,1-8H2 Key: KXAOPBGXMXVCRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES C1(CC1)C(C2CC2)(C3CC3)C4CC4;
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H20
Molar mass	176.303 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Tetracyclopropylmethane is an organic compound, a polycyclic hydrocarbon with formula C₁₃H₂₀, or (C₃H₅-)₄C. The carbon skeleton of its molecule consists of four cyclopropane rings attached to a central carbon atom.

This compound was synthesized in 2001 by Armin de Meijere and others, with dicyclopropyldiethenylmethane as an intermediate step.^[1] In the solid state, the molecules have a propeller shape with S4 symmetry.

References

^ Kozhushkov, Sergei I.; Kostikov, Rafael R.; Molchanov, Alexander P.; Boese, Roland; Benet-Buchholz, Jordi; Schreiner, Peter R.; Rinderspacher, Christopher; Ghiviriga, Ion; De Meijere, Armin. (2001). "Tetracyclopropylmethane: a unique hydrocarbon with S4 symmetry". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40 (1): 180–183. doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20010105)40:1<180::AID-ANIE180>3.0.CO;2-K.

[1] Kozhushkov, Sergei I.; Kostikov, Rafael R.; Molchanov, Alexander P.; Boese, Roland; Benet-Buchholz, Jordi; Schreiner, Peter R.; Rinderspacher, Christopher; Ghiviriga, Ion; De Meijere, Armin. (2001). "Tetracyclopropylmethane: a unique hydrocarbon with S4 symmetry". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40 (1): 180–183. doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20010105)40:1<180::AID-ANIE180>3.0.CO;2-K.

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