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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1982 Jul; 79(14): 4495–4500.
PMCID: PMC346698

Dodecahedrane—The chemical transliteration of Plato's universe (A Review)

Reviewed by Leo A. Paquette
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Abstract

The development of chemical interest in three of Plato's five convex polyhedra is described from an historical perspective. The successful synthesis of 1,16-dimethyldodecahedrane and its structural characteristics are outlined. Finally, an account of recent work leading to the still more aesthetically appealing and ultrasymmetric parent dodecahedrane is given.

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  • Paquette LA, Balogh DW, Usha R, Kountz D, Christoph GG. Crystal and molecular structure of a pentagonal dodecahedrane. Science. 1981 Feb 6;211(4482):575–576. [PubMed]
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