Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene Explained

Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene is an organic compound with formula C₁₂O₆. It can be viewed as the sixfold ketone of tricyclobutabenzene.

It is an oxide of carbon, detected by ¹³C NMR in 2006.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Hamura, T. . Ibusuki, Y. . Uekusa, H. . Matsumoto, T. . Siegel, J. S. . Baldridge, K. K. . Suzuki, K. . 2006 . Dodecamethoxy- and Hexaoxotricyclobutabenzene: Synthesis and Characterization . . 128 . 10032–10033 . 10.1021/ja064063e . 16881630 . 31 .
2. Butenschön, H. . A new oxocarbon C₁₂O₆ via highly strained benzyne intermediates . . 2007 . 46 . 22 . 4012–4014 . 10.1002/anie.200700926 . 17508349 .