Elassovalene (2a,8b-dihydro-cyclopent
'cd''zulene) is a polycyclic
hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and hydrophobic, and their odors are usually weak or ex ...
with
chemical formula
In chemistry, a chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, ...
C
12H
10, composed of one
cycloheptatriene
Cycloheptatriene (CHT) is an organic compound with the formula C7H8. It is a closed ring of seven carbon atoms joined by three double bonds (as the name implies) and four single bonds. This colourless liquid has been of recurring theoretical inter ...
ring and two fused
cyclopentene
Cyclopentene is a chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless liquid with a petrol-like odor. It has few applications, and thus is mainly used as a minor component of gasoline, present in concentrations of less than 1%. It is one of t ...
rings.
See also
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List of chemical compounds with unusual names
IUPAC nomenclature, Chemical nomenclature, replete as it is with chemical compound, compounds with complex names, is a wikt:repository, repository for some names that may be considered unusual. A browse through the ''Physical Constants of Organic ...
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Azulene
Azulene is an organic compound and an isomer of naphthalene. Naphthalene is colourless, whereas azulene is dark blue. Two terpenoids, vetivazulene (4,8-dimethyl-2-isopropylazulene) and guaiazulene (1,4-dimethyl-7-isopropylazulene), that feature ...
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Homoaromaticity
Homoaromaticity, in organic chemistry, refers to a special case of aromaticity in which conjugated system, conjugation is interrupted by a single sp3 orbital hybridisation, hybridized carbon atom. Although this sp3 center disrupts the continuous ov ...
References
Polycyclic nonaromatic hydrocarbons
Cyclopentenes
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