Dodecahedrane

Dodecahedrane is a chemical compound that (with a methyl substituent) was first synthesised by Leo Paquette in 1982 primarily for the "aesthetically pleasing symmetry of the dodecahedral framework". In this molecule each vertex is a carbon atom that bonds to three neigbouring carbon atoms. Each carbon atom is bonded to a hydrogen atom as well. Dodecahedrane is one of the platonic hydrocarbons

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Leo A. Paquette, Robert J. Ternansky, Douglas W. Balogh, Gary Kentgen; Total synthesis of dodecahedrane J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1983; 105(16); 5446-5450.