Penguinone
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| Names | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name
3,4,4,5-Tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone | |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula |
C10H14O |
| Molar mass | 150.22 g·mol−1 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
| Infobox references | |
Penguinone is an organic compound with the molecular formula C
10H
14O. Its name comes from the fact that its 2-dimensional molecular structure resembles a penguin.[1][2]
The suffix "-one" indicates that it is a ketone, that is, an acid with double bond between an oxygen and a carbon atom.[3] The systematic name of the molecule is 3,4,4,5-tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone.[4][5]
Although it is a dienone and thus has the necessary structure for dienone phenol rearrangement, the methyl groups in positions 3 and 5 of the ring block the movement of the group at position 4, so even the action of trifluoroacetic acid will not cause transformation to a phenol.[6]
See also
- List of chemicals with unusual names
References
- ↑ May, Paul (2008). Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names. Imperial College London. p. 35. ISBN 1848162073.
- ↑ May, Paul (23 October 2014). "Molecules with Silly or Unusual names". University of Bristol. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ Laszlo, Pierre (2004). "Science as Play". American Scientist 92 (5): 398. doi:10.1511/2004.5.398.
- ↑ "Chemical structures beginning with P". about.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ Parkvall, Mikael (2006). Limits of Language. London: Battlebridge. p. 176. ISBN 1903292042.
- ↑ Hagenbruch, Bernd; Hünig, Siegfried (1983). "Ein Beitrag zur Dienon-Phenol-Umlagerung". Chemische Berichte (in German) 116: 3884––3894. doi:10.1002/cber.19831161212.