Philip Eaton
Encyclopedia
Philip E. Eaton is a Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
at the University of Chicago
. He and his fellow researchers were the first to synthesize the "impossible" cubane
molecule
in 1964.
Working with Mao-Xi Zhang he is reported as having been the first to make octanitrocubane
in 2000 or earlier. Because of its high density and highly strained C-C bonds it is a very powerful high explosive.
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....
at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. He and his fellow researchers were the first to synthesize the "impossible" cubane
Cubane
Cubane is a synthetic hydrocarbon molecule that consists of eight carbon atoms arranged at the corners of a cube, with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. A solid crystalline substance, cubane is one of the Platonic hydrocarbons. It was first synthesized in 1964 by Philip Eaton, a...
molecule
Molecule
A molecule is an electrically neutral group of at least two atoms held together by covalent chemical bonds. Molecules are distinguished from ions by their electrical charge...
in 1964.
Working with Mao-Xi Zhang he is reported as having been the first to make octanitrocubane
Octanitrocubane
Octanitrocubane is a high explosive that, like TNT, is shock-insensitive , not detonating even when struck by a hammer...
in 2000 or earlier. Because of its high density and highly strained C-C bonds it is a very powerful high explosive.