Butalene

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Butalene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Bicyclo[2.2.0]hexa-1,3,5-triene
Other names
Butalene
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H4/c1-2-6-4-3-5(1)6/h1-4H
    Key: YHCJOCYHUDCVQI
  • c1cc2ccc12
  • C=1C=C2C=CC=12
Properties
C6H4
Molar mass 76.098 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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Butalene is a polycyclic

biradical, the valence isomer
in which that bridged bond is broken.

Structure and bonding

Resonance is significant around the perimeter rather than through the middle.

antiaromatic form, as is seen in cyclobutadiene
itself.

See also

References