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IUPAC name
Cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetraone[
citation needed]
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Other names
Tetraoxocyclobutane
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Properties | |
C4O4 | |
Molar mass | 112.040 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclobutanetetrone, also called tetraoxocyclobutane, is an organic compound [1] with formula C4O4 or (CO)4, the fourfold ketone of cyclobutane. It would be an oxide of carbon, indeed a tetramer of carbon monoxide.
The compound seems to be thermodynamically unstable. [2] As of 2000, it had yet to be synthesized in significant amounts [3] [4] but may have transient existence as detected by mass spectrometry. [5]
Cyclobutanetetrone can be viewed as the neutral counterpart of the
squarate
anion C
4O2−
4, which is stable and has been known at least since 1959.
[6]
The compound octahydroxycyclobutane or cyclobutaneoctaol (C(OH)2)4 may be referred to in the literature as "hydrated tetraoxocyclobutane". [7]
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Names | |
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IUPAC name
Cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetraone[
citation needed]
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Other names
Tetraoxocyclobutane
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
PubChem
CID
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CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
C4O4 | |
Molar mass | 112.040 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclobutanetetrone, also called tetraoxocyclobutane, is an organic compound [1] with formula C4O4 or (CO)4, the fourfold ketone of cyclobutane. It would be an oxide of carbon, indeed a tetramer of carbon monoxide.
The compound seems to be thermodynamically unstable. [2] As of 2000, it had yet to be synthesized in significant amounts [3] [4] but may have transient existence as detected by mass spectrometry. [5]
Cyclobutanetetrone can be viewed as the neutral counterpart of the
squarate
anion C
4O2−
4, which is stable and has been known at least since 1959.
[6]
The compound octahydroxycyclobutane or cyclobutaneoctaol (C(OH)2)4 may be referred to in the literature as "hydrated tetraoxocyclobutane". [7]