Info #2 - Platonic hydrocarbons

Hi readers,

Once you see the title of this post, do you think, "Oh, another boring chemistry concept"?

Well, this subject is actually quite interesting. It's just a technical name for hydrocarbons that are in shapes of platonic solids.

Tetrahedrane (C₄H₄) has yet to be discovered; so far cubane (C₈H₈)and dodecahedrane (C₂₀H₂₀) has been synthesised.

Below are some pictures of the mentioned platonic hydrocarbons to give you ideas on what platonic hydrocarbons (and those particular ones) look like:

Tetrahedrane:


Cubane:


Dodecahedrane:


Hope you've enjoyed reading this post!

Info by YOSF