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Dodecahedrane vs Cubane - What's the difference?

dodecahedrane | cubane |

Cubane is a see also of dodecahedrane.

Dodecahedrane is a see also of cubane.


As nouns the difference between dodecahedrane and cubane

is that dodecahedrane is (organic compound) one of the platonic hydrocarbons, c20h20, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron while cubane is (organic compound) one of the platonic hydrocarbons, c8h8, having the carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a cube.

dodecahedrane

English

(wikipedia dodecahedrane)

Noun

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  • (organic compound) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C20H20, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.

    • See also

    *cubane *tetrahedrane

    cubane

    English

    (wikipedia cubane)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C8H8, having the carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a cube.

    • Derived terms

    * octanitrocubane

    See also

    * dodecahedrane ----