Triptycene

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Triptycene
Chemical name 9,10-o-Benzeno-9,10

-dihydroanthracene

Chemical formula C20H14
Molecular mass 254.33 g/mol
Melting point 252 - 256 °C
Boiling point °C
Density g/cm3
CAS number 477-75-8
SMILES C12=CC=CC=C1C3C5=C
(C=CC=C5)C2C4=C3C=CC=C4
triptycene
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Triptycenes are a class of aromatic hydrocarbons. The parent compound triptycene is the Diels-Alder reaction product of anthracene and benzyne. The compound has a paddlewheel configuration with D3h symmetry. The hydrocarbon framework is very rigid and is therefore incorporated in many organic compounds as a molecular scaffold for instance in molecular motors. Barrelenes are conceptually related compounds.

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  • Triptycene quinones in synthesis: preparation of triptycene bis-cyclopentenedione Spyros Spyroudis and Nikoletta Xanthopoulou Arkivoc 2003 (vi) 95-105 Online article