Heptalene

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Heptalene
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Heptalene
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
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ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H10/c1-3-7-11-9-5-2-6-10-12(11)8-4-1/h1-10H ☒N
    Key: DDTGNKBZWQHIEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C12H10/c1-3-7-11-9-5-2-6-10-12(11)8-4-1/h1-10H
    Key: DDTGNKBZWQHIEH-UHFFFAOYAV
  • C1=CC=C2C=CC=CC=C2C=C1
Properties
C12H10
Molar mass 154.212 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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Heptalene is a polycyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C12H10, composed of two fused cycloheptatriene rings. It is an unstable, non-planar compound which is non-aromatic.[1][2] The dianion, however, satisfies Hückel's rule, is thermally stable, and is planar.[3]

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