tetrahedrane

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(organic chemistry) Hypothetically, one of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₄H₄, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a tetrahedron; has not yet been synthesized, and would be very unstable.

Japanese Meaning

有機化学における仮定上の化合物で、炭素原子が正四面体の頂点に配置されたC₄H₄の一種。まだ合成されておらず、極めて不安定とされる。

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The computational chemist modeled the strain energy of tetrahedrane to assess its theoretical stability.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

計算化学者は、その理論的な安定性を評価するために、仮説上の正四面体構造を持つ炭化水素（C₄H₄）のひずみエネルギーをモデル化した。

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(organic chemistry) Hypothetically, one of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₄H₄, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a tetrahedron; has not yet been synthesized, and would be very unstable.

tetrahedranes

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