Basketane
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Basketane is a polycyclic
alkane
with the chemical formula C10H12. The name is taken from its structural similarity to a basket shape. Basketane was first synthesised in 1966, independently by Masamune and Dauben and Whalen.
Polycyclic compound
In organic chemistry, a polycyclic compound is a cyclic compound with more than one hydrocarbon loop or ring structures . In general, the term includes all polycyclic aromatic compounds, including the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the heterocyclic aromatic compounds containing sulfur,...
alkane
Alkane
Alkanes are chemical compounds that consist only of hydrogen and carbon atoms and are bonded exclusively by single bonds without any cycles...
with the chemical formula C10H12. The name is taken from its structural similarity to a basket shape. Basketane was first synthesised in 1966, independently by Masamune and Dauben and Whalen.