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Bicyclo .1.1entane is an
Kenneth Wiberg and Frederick Walker used bicyclo .1.1entane to make .1.1ropellane.
The bicyclo .1.1entane structure has been used as an unusual
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon- hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. Th ...
, the simplest member of the bicyclic
In chemistry, a bicyclic molecule () is a molecule that features two joined rings. Bicyclic structures occur widely, for example in many biologically important molecules like α-thujene and camphor. A bicyclic compound can be carbocyclic (a ...
bridged compounds
In chemistry, a bicyclic molecule () is a molecule that features two joined rings. Bicyclic structures occur widely, for example in many biologically important molecules like α-thujene and camphor. A bicyclic compound can be carbocyclic (all ...
family. It is a 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 ...
with formula C5H8. The molecular structure consists of three rings of four carbon
Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—its atom making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon makes ...
atoms each.
Bicyclo .1.1entane is a highly strained molecule.
Usage
Kenneth Wiberg and Frederick Walker used bicyclo .1.1entane to make .1.1ropellane.
The bicyclo .1.1entane structure has been used as an unusual bioisostere
In medicinal chemistry, bioisosteres are chemical substituents or groups with similar physical or chemical properties which produce broadly similar biological properties to another chemical compound. In drug design, the purpose of exchanging one bi ...
for a phenyl
In organic chemistry, the phenyl group, or phenyl ring, is a cyclic group of atoms with the formula C6 H5, and is often represented by the symbol Ph. Phenyl group is closely related to benzene and can be viewed as a benzene ring, minus a hydroge ...
ring.
See also
*Housane
Housane or bicyclo .1.0entane is a saturated cycloalkane with the formula C5H8. It is a colorless volatile liquid at room temperature. It was named "housane" because of its shape. Structurally, the molecule consists of cyclopropane fused to cyclob ...
References
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