2,9,16,23-Tetra-kis(1-methyl-eth-yl)-5,6,11,12,13,14,19,20,25,26,27,28-dodecadehydro-tetra-benzo[a,e,k,o]cyclo-eicosene.
The title compound, C(48)H(40), is a tetra-isopropyl-substituted polyannulenoenyne. The unsubstituted polyannulenoenyne, C(36)H(16) (CSD: RICVEE; CAS: 186494-87-1), has quasi-D(2) (222) symmetry, as determined by least-squares fit (excluding H atoms) to a model optimized in D(2) symmetry by mol-ecular mechanics (r.m.s. deviation = 0.239 Å). The least-squares fits of 36 common C atoms of the title compound (at 90 K) to the parent (at 295 K) and to the optimized model show r.m.s. deviations of 0.419 and 0.426 Å, respectively.
Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1804,  USA.
Theshini
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Perera
Frank R
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Fronczek
Steven F
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Watkins