Hexahydroxybenzene trisoxalate

Hexahydroxybenzene trisoxalate is a chemical compound, an oxide of carbon with formula C
12
O
12
. Its molecule consists of a benzene core with the six hydrogen atoms replaced by three oxalate groups. It can be seen as a sixfold ester of benzenehexol and oxalic acid.

Hexahydroxybenzene trisoxalate
Hexahydroxybenzene trisoxalate molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b′:5,6-b′′]tris([1,4]dioxine)-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexone
Other names
1,4,5,8,9,12-Hexaoxatriphenylene-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C12O12/c13-7-8(14)20-2-1(19-7)3-5(22-10(16)9(15)21-3)6-4(2)23-11(17)12(18)24-6 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C12O12/c13-7-8(14)20-2-1(19-7)3-5(22-10(16)9(15)21-3)6-4(2)23-11(17)12(18)24-6
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  • O=C1OC2=C3OC(=O)C(=O)OC3=C3OC(=O)C(=O)OC3=C2OC1=O
Properties
C12O12
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The compound was first described by H. S. Verter and R. Dominic in 1967.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ H. S. Verter, R. Dominic (1967), A new carbon oxide: synthesis of hexahydroxybenzene tris oxalate. Tetrahedron, Volume 23, Issue 10, , Pages 3863-3864 doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)97894-9