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Journal List > Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A > v.79(14); Jul 1982

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1982 July; 79(14): 4495–4500.
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Dodecahedrane—The chemical transliteration of Plato's universe (A Review)
Reviewed by Leo A. Paquette
1Evans Chemical Laboratories, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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 Leo A, Balogh Douglas W, Usha R, Kountz Dennis, Christoph Gary G. Crystal and Molecular Structure of a Pentagonal Dodecahedrane. Science. 1981 Feb 6;211(4482):575–576. [PubMed]
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