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 An atomic force microscopy image of olympicene
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| Preferred IUPAC name
6H-Benzo[cd]pyrene | |
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| Properties | |
| C19H12 | |
| Molar mass | 240.305 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | white powder |
| Density | 1.28 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 511.754 °C (953.157 °F; 784.904 K) at 760 mmHg |
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| Flash point | 254.195 °C (489.551 °F; 527.345 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Olympicene is an organic carbon-based molecule formed of five rings, of which four are benzene rings, joined in the shape of the Olympic rings.
The molecule was conceived in March 2010 as a way to celebrate the 2012 London Olympics by Graham Richards of University of Oxford and Antony Williams. It was first synthesized by researchers Anish Mistry and David Fox of the University of Warwick in the UK.[1][2][3] Relative energies of olympicene and its isomers were first predicted from quantum electronic-structure computations by Andrew Valentine and David Mazziotti of the University of Chicago.[4]
- ^ Williams, A. J. (27 May 2012). "The Story of Olympicene from Concept to Completion". ChemConnector. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ Mistry, A. (31 May 2012). "Dehydration of 3,4-dihydro-5H-Benzo[cd]pyren-5-ol; 6H-Benzo[cd]pyrene". ChemSpider. Royal Society of Chemistry. doi:10.1039/SP542. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Williams, A. J. (14 March 2012). "Step by Step to the Synthesis of Olympicene". ChemConnector. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Valentine, A. J. S.; Mazziotti, D. A. (2013). "Theoretical Prediction of the Structures and Energies of Olympicene and its Isomers". J. Phys. Chem. A. 117 (39): 9746–9752. Bibcode:2013JPCA..117.9746V. doi:10.1021/jp312384b. PMID 23510393.