2499. Congressane
Nomenclature
CAS number: 2292-79-7
Decahydro-3,5,1,7-[1,2,3,4]butanetetraylnaphthalene; pentacyclo[7.3.1.14,12.02,7.06,11]tetradecane; diamantane. C14H20; mol wt 188.31.
C 89.29%, H 10.71%.
Description and references
Isoln from petroleum: Hala et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 5, 1045 (1966). Synthesis: Cupas et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87, 917 (1965); Gund et al., J. Org. Chem. 39, 2979 (1974). Structure: Karle, Karle, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87, 918 (1965).
