Hexahydroxybenzene triscarbonate is a

chemical compound A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...

, an oxide of carbon with formula . Its molecular structure consists of a

benzene Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms ...

core with the six

hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic ...

atoms replaced by three

carbonate A carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid (H2CO3), characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, a polyatomic ion with the formula . The word ''carbonate'' may also refer to a carbonate ester, an organic compound containing the carbonate ...

groups A group is a number of persons or things that are located, gathered, or classed together. Groups of people * Cultural group, a group whose members share the same cultural identity * Ethnic group, a group whose members share the same ethnic ide ...

. It can be seen as a sixfold

ester In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an oxoacid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one hydroxyl group () is replaced by an alkoxy group (), as in the substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Glycerides a ...

hexahydroxybenzene Benzenehexol, also called hexahydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with formula or . It is a six-fold Phenols, phenol of benzene. The product is also called hexaphenol, but this name has been used also for other substances. Benzenehexol is a c ...

(benzenehexol) and carbonic acid. The compound was obtained by C. Nallaiah in 1984, as a tetrahydrofuran

solvate Solvation (or dissolution) describes the interaction of a solvent with dissolved molecules. Both ionized and uncharged molecules interact strongly with a solvent, and the strength and nature of this interaction influence many properties of the ...

. C. Nallaiah (1984), ''Synthesis of tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate and hexahydroxybenzene triscarbonate - new organic carbon oxides''Tetrahedron, Volume 40, Issue 23, 1984, Pages 4897-4900

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{{Oxides of carbon Oxocarbons Benzene derivatives Carbonate esters

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