Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, o562-o564  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802006992 ]

1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9-Octachlorotricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]deca-4,8-diene-3,10-diol

R. Gilardi, D. Tang and P. E. Eaton

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₀H₄Cl₈O₂, is a polychloro-substituted tricyclic diene, comprised of a norbornene section with a cis-endo cyclopentene fused to it. This strained ring system has been described before, but not with the two hydroxyl substituents found here. It was synthesized as a possible precursor to homocubane or cubane cage systems, but conditions for a cage closure reaction have not yet been found.

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