Heptalene

Heptalene

Heptalene

Hydrocarbon compound

Heptalene is a polycyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C12H10, composed of two fused cycloheptatriene rings. It is an unstable, non-planar compound which is non-aromatic.[1][2] The dianion, however, satisfies Hückel's rule, is thermally stable, and is planar.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Gottarelli, Giovanni; Hansen, Hans-Jürgen; Spada, Gian Piero; Weber, Roland H. (1987). "A Liquid-Crystal Study of Heptalene". Helvetica Chimica Acta. 70 (2): 430. doi:10.1002/hlca.19870700222.
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    Boyd, G.V. (1966). "The aromaticity of pentalene, heptalene and related bicyclic hydrocarbons". Tetrahedron. 22 (10): 3409. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)92529-3.
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    Oth, Jean F. M.; Müllen, Klaus; Königshofen, Heinrich; Wassen, Jürgen; Vogel, Emanuel (1974). "The Dianion of Heptalene". Helvetica Chimica Acta. 57 (8): 2387. doi:10.1002/hlca.19740570811.


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