1,3,5-Trioxanetrione
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The chemical
compound 1,3,5-trioxanetrione, or 1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane-2,4,6-trione is a hypothetical oxide of carbon
with formula C3O6. It can be considered a cyclic trimer
of carbon dioxide
(CO2) or as a triple ketone
of 1,3,5-trioxane
(1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane).
Theoretical calculations indicate that the compound is unstable at room temperature (half-life less than 8 seconds); but may be stable at -196 °C.
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
compound 1,3,5-trioxanetrione, or 1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane-2,4,6-trione is a hypothetical oxide of carbon
Oxocarbon
An oxocarbon or oxide of carbon is an inorganic compound consisting only of carbon and oxygen.The simplest and most common oxocarbons are carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide...
with formula C3O6. It can be considered a cyclic trimer
Trimer (chemistry)
In chemistry, a trimer is a product derived from three identical precursors. Trimers are typically cyclic. Chemical compounds that often trimerise are aliphatic isocyanates and cyanic acids. Often, trimerization competes with polymerization....
of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
(CO2) or as a triple ketone
Ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RCR', where R and R' can be a variety of atoms and groups of atoms. It features a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology...
of 1,3,5-trioxane
1,3,5-Trioxane
1,3,5-Trioxane, sometimes also called trioxin, is a chemical compound with molecular formula C3H6O3. It is a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde, and one of the two trioxane isomers; its molecular backbone consists of a six membered ring with three carbon atoms alternating with three oxygen...
(1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane).
Theoretical calculations indicate that the compound is unstable at room temperature (half-life less than 8 seconds); but may be stable at -196 °C.