Bullvalene
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| Preferred IUPAC name Tricyclo[3.3.2.02,8]deca-3,6,9-triene | |||
| Other names Bullvalen | |||
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| C10H10 | |||
| Molar mass | 130.19 g/mol | ||
| Melting point | 96 °C (205 °F; 369 K) | ||
| Boiling point | decomposition at about 400 °C (752 °F; 673 K) | ||
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |||
Bullvalene is a hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C10H10. The molecule has a cage-like structure formed by the fusion of one cyclopropane and three cyclohepta-1,4-diene rings. Bullvalene is unusual as an organic molecule due to the C−C and C=C bonds forming and breaking rapidly through Cope rearrangements; this property makes it a fluxional molecule.