Bicalicene

trans-Bicalicene

Names
IUPAC names (4aZ,8aZ)-Dicyclopenta[a,e]dicyclopropa[c,g][8]annulene Dicyclopenta[a,e]dicyclopropa[c,g]cyclooctene
Identifiers
CAS Number	73091-52-8 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4423214
PubChem CID	5257656
UNII	494N9YP93C Y
InChI InChI=1S/C16H8/c1-3-9-10(4-1)14-8-16(14)12-6-2-5-11(12)15-7-13(9)15/h1-8H/b13-9-,14-10-,15-11-,16-12- Key: FVDGMBFXSFSQOU-NONDJZLBSA-N InChI=1/C16H8/c1-3-9-10(4-1)14-8-16(14)12-6-2-5-11(12)15-7-13(9)15/h1-8H/b13-9-,14-10-,15-11-,16-12- Key: FVDGMBFXSFSQOU-NONDJZLBBM
SMILES C1=CC2=C3C=C3C4=CC=CC4=C5C=C5C2=C1
Properties
Chemical formula	C16H8
Molar mass	200.240 g·mol−1
Melting point	125–130 °C (dec)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

cis-Bicalicene

Names
IUPAC name Dicyclopenta[a,c]dicyclopropa[e,g]cyclooctene
Identifiers
CAS Number	122605-73-6
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
PubChem CID	101619525
InChI InChI=1S/C16H8/c1-3-9-10-4-2-6-12(10)14-8-16(14)15-7-13(15)11(9)5-1/h1-8H Key: MIGVZWUAYKWALJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1=CC2=C3C=C3C4=CC4=C5C=CC=C5C2=C1
Properties
Chemical formula	C16H8
Molar mass	200.240 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Bicalicene is polycyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C₁₆H₈, composed of two cyclopentadiene and two cyclopropene rings linked into a larger eight-membered ring.^[1] There are two isomers: cis-bicalicene and trans-bicalicene. It is a dimer of calicene.