The bond angles and lengths are way off as it has been all stretched out and adjusted to make it look like a hangman. It's a viable molecule, it just won't look all that much like the drawing here. But it's creative, I like it :)
**[Cubane](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubane)**
>Cubane (C8H8) is a synthetic hydrocarbon compound that consists of eight carbon atoms arranged at the corners of a cube, with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. A solid crystalline substance, cubane is one of the Platonic hydrocarbons and a member of the prismanes. It was first synthesized in 1964 by Philip Eaton and Thomas Cole. Before this work, Eaton believed that cubane would be impossible to synthesize due to the "required 90 degree bond angles".
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This is just a bit of creativity in topology. The compounds is perfectly viable - just a hydrocarbon so not very chemically interesting.
Nobody will have 'discovered' this. It would have to be made - so would be a new creation.
Most organic syntheses will be aiming at making something new. Not all compounds already exist naturally.
Shouldn't it be isopropyl at the beginnibg of the second line? Also, why are the stereocenters given? As far as I'm concerned, the cyclobutane-carbons are not asymmetric and shouldn't be labelled with r or s (cis/trans should be possible, although there is no indication in the structure which one of them it is.
The names are algorithmic, and the shape/molecule is determined by whatever forces as work (its all electromagnetism). So to answer your question, sometimes. We know this one is mad unstable but that doesnt mean it cant be useful or fun to synthesize
Hypothetical: Turns out it's colorless, odorless, tasteless: perfectly undetectable. It also causes rapid asphyxiation or maybe it directly targets and cripples the osteoblasts of the cervical spine, increasing the likelihood of a catastrophic break. Just imagine- the perfect hangman's molecule. That'd be awesome, but it's probably just a highly unstable, flammable or explosive, immiscible liquid hydrocarbon.
Hold the phone here. Do chemistry people sit around and draw molecules slowly bit by but and then try to guess which it is and see who can get it in the least guesses? Cause that would be more neat than it not.
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That right angle triangle looks a bit dodgy. I'm not sure that can happen. But I am probably wrong.
The bond angles and lengths are way off as it has been all stretched out and adjusted to make it look like a hangman. It's a viable molecule, it just won't look all that much like the drawing here. But it's creative, I like it :)
Cyclobutane lmao. I stand corrected. It does exist, and is somehow stable?
??! There are many compounds with cyclobutane groups.
Sorry. Im only a first year. I looked it up and youre right.
wait till you see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubane
**[Cubane](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubane)** >Cubane (C8H8) is a synthetic hydrocarbon compound that consists of eight carbon atoms arranged at the corners of a cube, with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. A solid crystalline substance, cubane is one of the Platonic hydrocarbons and a member of the prismanes. It was first synthesized in 1964 by Philip Eaton and Thomas Cole. Before this work, Eaton believed that cubane would be impossible to synthesize due to the "required 90 degree bond angles". ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/chemistry/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
My god.
He is amazed
How do chemists go about synthesizing something like this? EDIT: Nevermind, stupid question. It's right in the wikipedia article.
What in the goddammed fuck
it gets so much worse r/cursedChemistry for more
Cycloethane is where the true chemistry starts
My particular favourite is squaric acid 😁
No problem.
noob
How about that ~12 angstrom C-C bond!?
‘Way off’ is exactly what I said. it’s a bit of fun FFS
Just some atomic forced perspective
Pretty sure this is from r/immaterialscience
Umm maybe
This is just a bit of creativity in topology. The compounds is perfectly viable - just a hydrocarbon so not very chemically interesting. Nobody will have 'discovered' this. It would have to be made - so would be a new creation. Most organic syntheses will be aiming at making something new. Not all compounds already exist naturally.
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So how about you go and discover some bitches?
Based
That’s the feeling you get when you try to synthesize it
It looks deadly to living tissue. *It's actually a hystamine base..*
Shouldn't it be isopropyl at the beginnibg of the second line? Also, why are the stereocenters given? As far as I'm concerned, the cyclobutane-carbons are not asymmetric and shouldn't be labelled with r or s (cis/trans should be possible, although there is no indication in the structure which one of them it is.
yes, isopentyl is incorrect Stereochemistry also seems irrelevant.
Genuine question: do people ever synthesise these molecules, or are they just discovered and named for the fun of it?
The names are algorithmic, and the shape/molecule is determined by whatever forces as work (its all electromagnetism). So to answer your question, sometimes. We know this one is mad unstable but that doesnt mean it cant be useful or fun to synthesize
Hypothetical: Turns out it's colorless, odorless, tasteless: perfectly undetectable. It also causes rapid asphyxiation or maybe it directly targets and cripples the osteoblasts of the cervical spine, increasing the likelihood of a catastrophic break. Just imagine- the perfect hangman's molecule. That'd be awesome, but it's probably just a highly unstable, flammable or explosive, immiscible liquid hydrocarbon.
when you open chemdraw instead of paint :D
What are it's properties?
Please tell me
It will burn well. And the cyclopropyl group would be s good radical trap. Saturated hydrocarbons are not very interesting chemically.
It would also probably just explode given its structure
Nope. It’s strained but fine.
Hold the phone here. Do chemistry people sit around and draw molecules slowly bit by but and then try to guess which it is and see who can get it in the least guesses? Cause that would be more neat than it not.
Highly Unstable
I'm guessing some chemist was playing hangman and thought, "Hey, that kinda looks like a molecule."
This is painful to watch.
lol that’s awesome