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Scientists have broken a 100-year-old chemistry rule to synthesize a class of molecules previously thought to be too unstable to form.
The anti-Bredt molecules fall into a class of compounds known as olefins. Olefins have at least one double bond — a strong chemical bond made from two pairs of electrons — connecting two carbon atoms. Each of those carbon atoms usually lies in the same 2D plane as the other atoms to which it's bonded.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Now, McDermott and his colleagues have come up with a way to make anti-Bredt olefins and used the method to synthesize complex 3D molecules. Because the anti-Bredt olefins are unstable and highly reactive, the team wasn't able to isolate them directly in the new study.
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