Dodecahedrane

1.434 g · cm -3

430 ° C.

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Dodecahedrane is a molecule from the group of isocyclic hydrocarbons and has the molecular formula C20H20.

The molecule has the shape of a dodecahedron - a Platonic solid - and thus belongs to the group of the Platonic hydrocarbons. In this case, each carbon atom is linked to three other carbon atoms and a hydrogen atom. Always five carbon atoms thus forming a side surface area of the 12- polyhedron. The dodecahedrane was first synthesized in 1982 by Leo A. Paquette. The compound crystallizes in a cubic crystal lattice.

Dodekahedran, dynamic presentation. All lines are carbon-carbon bonds, methine (CH ) groups form the corners

Space-filling model dodecahedrane