Triptycene
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| Triptycene | |
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| 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 |
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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
