Cyclohexanehexone

Cyclohexanehexone

Names
IUPAC name cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexone
Other names hexaketocyclohexane, triquinoyl
Identifiers
CAS Number	527-31-1 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	61541 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.649
PubChem CID	68240
InChI InChI=1S/C6O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Y Key: PKRGYJHUXHCUCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C6O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Key: PKRGYJHUXHCUCN-UHFFFAOYAM
SMILES O=C1C(=O)C(=O)C(=O)C(=O)C1=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C6O6
Molar mass	168.06 g mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Cyclohexanehexone, also known as hexaketocyclohexane and triquinoyl, is an organic compound with formula C₆O₆, the sixfold ketone of cyclohexane. It is an oxide of carbon (an oxocarbon), a hexamer of carbon monoxide.

As of December 2016, this compound had yet to be synthesized in bulk.

Cyclohexanehexone can be viewed as the neutral counterpart of the rhodizonate anion C
6O2−
6. The singly charged anion C
6O−
6 has been detected in mass spectrometry experiments by R. Wyrwas and C. Jarrold, formed by oligomerization of carbon monoxide through the formation of molybdenum carbonyls.

According to X-ray diffraction analysis, the reagent traded under the name "cyclohexanehexone octahydrate" or equivalent names is actually dodecahydroxycyclohexane dihydrate, a solid that decomposes at 95 °C.

In 1966, H. E. Worne of Natick Chemical Industries patented compounds with formulas C₁₀O₈ and C₁₄O₁₀, which can be described as the fusion of two or three molecules of C₆O₆, claimed to be produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on a hot water solution of the parent compound.