| Iceane | |
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Tetracyclo[5.3.1.12,604,9]dodecane |
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Other names
Iceane |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 53283-19-5 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C12H18 |
| Molar mass | 163.56 g/mol |
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Iceane is a saturated polycyclic hydrocarbon with formula C12H18. It has a cage-like molecular structure, whose carbon skeleton can be viewed as three fused cyclohexane rings in the "boat" conformation; or as two such rings in the "chair" conformation, connected by three parallel bonds.
The name "iceane" was proposed by the chemist Louis Fieser about a decade before the compound was first prepared. He was carrying out studies on the arrangement of water molecules in ice, when it occurred to him that there could exist a stable hydrocarbon with the above structure.