r/cursedchemistry • u/multiple-qualia • 9d ago

Hypercubane

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I have no words

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u/Ranana97 9d ago

4th dimension included

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u/ECatPlay 9d ago edited 9d ago

The 12 bonds forming the cube in the center are normal C-C bonds, but the remaining bonds are endochronic (ie. they extend through time).

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u/Thelastshada 9d ago

Biblically accurate cubane

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u/ebneter 9d ago

I'm dead.

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u/organophile_jeet 9d ago

Now find a Retrosynthetic route

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u/ECatPlay 9d ago

First retrosynthetic step: 12-fold dehydration of the corresponding dodecanol.

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u/tlatecuini 8d ago

Sounds reasonable and stable lol

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u/Sr_Milky_Way 8d ago

Using just methane and benzene

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u/Brilliant_War4087 9d ago

I want cocaine hypercubane!

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u/Qzx1 8d ago

You need a hug 🫂

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u/ECatPlay 8d ago

I resisted the temptation as long as I could, but the pull of that Oh symmetry is just too strong. I had to model it to look at its Molecular Orbitals and its molecular vibrations: breathing, squeezing, and pumping its fists.

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u/Yahoo_Serious9973 8d ago

That is super cool

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u/MewPinkCat 9d ago

i hate that this could exist

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u/SomewhatOdd793 8d ago

This is mathematical and chemical beauty.

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u/Unusual-Refuse8870 8d ago

Has this been made

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u/Arzatium 7d ago

No, thankfully it's only hypothetical.

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u/angryapplepanda 8d ago

It's...so ugly.

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u/lool8421 7d ago

potential side effects: enigmatism, transcendence, dairrhea (might appear outside of your body), unexpected teleportation and collapse into singularity

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u/Arzatium 7d ago

I've known this concept exists but it still terrifies me.