Saturated or unsaturated, respectively, polycyclic
hydrocarbons consisting of fused five-membered rings, commonly but not necessarily incorporating
the skeleton of quinacene (tricyclo[5.2.1.0
4,10]
deca-2,5,8-triene):
E.g. bicyclo[3.3.0]octane, dodecahedrane.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1360
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
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