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sulflower

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Also known as octathio[8]circulene

Sulflower (a portmanteau of sulfur and sunflower) is a stable heterocyclic octacirculene based on thiophene. Sulflower does not contain any hydrogen. With molecular formula (C2S)8 the compound is considered a type of carbon sulfide. The molecule is flat and together with the 9-membered homolog is at a local strain energy minimum.

Chemical data

Formula
C16S8
Molecular weight
448.7 g/mol
IUPAC name
2,4,6,8,10,12,14,24-octathianonacyclo[13.8.1.03,22.05,21.07,20.09,19.011,18.013,17.016,23]tetracosa-1(23),3(22),5(21),7(20),9(19),11(18),13(17),15-octaene
SMILES
C12=C3SC4=C1C5=C(S4)SC6=C5C7=C(S6)SC8=C7C9=C(S8)SC(=C29)S3
InChIKey
SNTHAZVSUIFTDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
10.8
Polar surface area
226 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
8
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Named after
sulfur
Mass
447.7765680000001
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canonical SMILES
C12=C3SC4=C1C5=C(S4)SC6=C5C7=C(S6)SC8=C7C9=C(S8)SC(=C29)S3
chemical formula
C₁₆S₈
Commons category
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Sulflower (a portmanteau of sulfur and sunflower) is a stable heterocyclic octacirculene based on thiophene. Sulflower does not contain any hydrogen. With molecular formula (C2S)8 the compound is considered a type of carbon sulfide. The molecule is flat and together with the 9-membered homolog is at a local strain energy minimum.

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