a rare octahedral hydrocarbon formed by eight CH groups, each of which is situated at the corner of a cube. Formula: C8H8
b.
(as modifier)
cubane chemistry
Word origin
C20: from cube1 + -ane
Examples of 'cubane' in a sentence
cubane
We report electronic structure calculations in chemically functionalized linear cubane-based chains.
Konstantin P. Katin, Mikhail M. Maslov 2015, 'Chemical Functionalization Effects on Cubane-Based Chain Electronic Transport', Advances in Condensed Matter Physicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/754873. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The cubane sub-cluster requires the normal iron-sulfur cluster maturation machinery.
Marco Bortolus, Paola Costantini, Davide Doni, Donatella Carbonera 2018, 'Overview of the Maturation Machinery of the H-Cluster of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases witha Focus on HydF', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/10/3118. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Finally, the syntheses of the heavier element analogues of cubane and the prismanes are described.
Michael J. McGlinchey, Henning Hopf 2011, 'Reciprocal polyhedra and the Euler relationship: cage hydrocarbons, CnHn and closo-boranes[BxHx]2−', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.7.30. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our calculations indicate that both clusters are based on cubane-like fragments of the rock-salt lattice.
Piao He, Jian-Guo Zhang, John E. McGrady 2019, 'Electronic Structure of Cubane-Like Vanadium–Nitrogen Cationic Clusters [V4N4]+and [V6N6]+', Inorganicshttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/7/4/52. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Several of these hydrocarbons (cubane, pentagonal dodecahedrane and the trigonal and pentagonal prismanes) are known while others still remain elusive.
Michael J. McGlinchey, Henning Hopf 2011, 'Reciprocal polyhedra and the Euler relationship: cage hydrocarbons, CnHn and closo-boranes[BxHx]2−', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.7.30. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)