Benzotriyne
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexadehydrobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1 ☒N
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  • Alternating form: C1#CC#CC#C1
  • Cumulene form: C1=C=C=C=C=C=1
Properties
C6
Molar mass 72.066 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Benzotriyne or cyclo[6]carbon is a hypothetical compound, an allotrope of carbon with molecular formula C6. The molecule is a ring of six carbon atoms, connected by alternating triple and single bonds.[1] It is, therefore, a potential member of the cyclo[n]carbon family.

There have been a few attempts to synthesize benzotriyne, e.g. by pyrolysis of mellitic anhydride,[2] but without success as of 2011. Calculations suggest that the alternative cyclic cumulene structure, called cyclohexahexaene, is the potential energy minimum of the cyclo[6]carbon framework. It is unclear whether this second structure is an isomer or a limiting resonance structure.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Adamson, George A.; Rees, Charles W. (1996). "Towards the total synthesis of cyclo[n]carbons and the generation of cyclo[6]carbon". J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 (13): 1535–1543. doi:10.1039/P19960001535.
  2. ^ Fields, Ellis K.; Meyerson, Seymour (October 1966). "Arynes by Pyrolysis of Acid Anhydrides". J. Org. Chem. 31 (10): 3307–3309. doi:10.1021/jo01348a046.
  3. ^ Zahradník, Rudolf; Hobza, Pavel; Burcl, Rudolf; Andes Hess, B. (October 1994). "Strained unsaturated molecules. Theoretical study of acyclic and cyclic cumulenes and acetylenes". Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM. 313 (3): 335–349. doi:10.1016/0166-1280(94)85015-1.


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