Twistane

Twistane (IUPAC name: tricyclo[4.4.0.0^3,8]decane^[2]) is an organic compound with the formula C₁₀H₁₆.^[3] It is a cycloalkane and an isomer of the simplest diamondoid, adamantane, and like adamantane, is not very volatile. Twistane was named for the way its rings are permanently forced into the cyclohexane conformation known as the "twist-boat".^[1] The compound was first reported by Whitlock in 1962.^[4]

Twistane

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Tricyclo[4.4.0.03,8]decane
Identifiers
CAS Number	253-14-5 Y (−): 37165-27-8 N (+): 21449-14-9 N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	1919499; 2232311
ChEBI	CHEBI:32904 N
ChemSpider	4574225 (−): 34984822 (+): 34984821
PubChem CID	5460768
UNII	4T296B0U5O Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20420120
InChI InChI=1/C10H16/c1-2-8-6-9-3-4-10(8)5-7(1)9/h7-10H,1-6H2
SMILES C1CC2CC3CCC2CC13
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H16
Molar mass	136.238 g·mol−1
Melting point	163 to 164.8 °C (325.4 to 328.6 °F; 436.1 to 437.9 K)[1]
Structure
Coordination geometry	D2
Dipole moment	0 D
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Synthesis

Twistane has been synthesized in a variety of ways. The original 1962 method was based on a bicyclo[2.2.2]octane framework.^[4] A 1967 publication concerned an intramolecular aldol condensation of a cis-decalin diketone.^[5] It is formed when basketane is hydrogenated.^{[6] [dubious – discuss]}

Symmetry

The only symmetry operation in twistane is rotation, and there exist three 2-fold axes as shown in the left picture. Thus the point group of twistane is D₂. Although twistane has four stereocenters, it only exists as two enantiomers. This is because it is symmetric along its C₂ axis.^[7]

Polytwistane

Polytwistane is a hypothetical polymer of fused twistane units awaiting actual synthesis.^{[8][9][10][11]}

References

1. Beyer, Hans; Walter, Wolfgang; trans. Douglas Lloyd (1997), Organic Chemistry, Horwood Publishing, p. 416, ISBN 1-898563-37-3, retrieved 2008-12-09
2. Quinkert, Gerhard; Egert, Ernst; Griesinger, Christian; trans. Andrew Beard (1996), Aspects of Organic Chemistry: Structure, Basel, Switzerland: Helvetica Chimica Acta, p. 107, ISBN 3-906390-15-2, retrieved 2008-12-09
3. Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry: Syntheses, Concepts, Perspectives Henning Hopf ISBN 978-3-527-29606-4. 2000
4. Tricyclo[4.4.0.03.8]Decane H. W. Whitlock Journal of the American Chemical Society 1962 84 (17), 3412-3413 doi:10.1021/ja00876a047
5. A new synthesis of twistane Jean Gauthier, Pierre Deslongchamps Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1967, 45(3): 297-300, doi:10.1139/v67-052
6. Ho, Tse-Lok (1995), Symmetry: A Basis for Synthesis Design, Wiley-IEEE, p. 69, ISBN 0-471-57376-0, retrieved 2008-12-10
7. Kalsi, P. S. (2005), Stereochemistry Conformation and Mechanism, New Age Publishers, p. 94, ISBN 81-224-1564-4, retrieved 2008-12-10
8. Barua, S. R., Quanz, H., Olbrich, M., Schreiner, P. R., Trauner, D. and Allen, W. D. (2014), Polytwistane. Chem. Eur. J., 20: 1638–1645. doi:10.1002/chem.201303081
9. A step toward polytwistane: synthesis and characterization of C2-symmetric tritwistane Martin Olbrich, Peter Mayer and Dirk Trauner Org. Biomol. Chem., 2014,12, 108-112 doi:10.1039/C3OB42152J
10. Synthetic Studies toward Polytwistane Hydrocarbon Nanorods Martin Olbrich, Peter Mayer, and Dirk Trauner The Journal of Organic Chemistry Article ASAP 2014 doi:10.1021/jo502618g
11. Calculated Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of Polytwistane and Related Hydrocarbon Nanorods Boris Maryasin, Martin Olbrich, Dirk Trauner and Christian Ochsenfeld J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2015,11(3), 1020-1026 doi:10.1021/ct5011505