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Crystal Structure of Ovalene

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THE synthesis of the hydrocarbon ovalene, or octabenzonaphthalene (Fig. 1) has recently been described by E. Clar1. We have now examined the crystal structure of this compound and find it to be remarkably similar to that of the analogous hydrocarbon coronene2,3. We are indebted to Dr. Clar for some very beautiful crystal specimens of ovalene, which made this work possible.

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    D. M. DONALDSON & J. MONTEATH ROBERTSON

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DONALDSON, D., ROBERTSON, J. Crystal Structure of Ovalene. Nature 164, 1002–1003 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/1641002a0

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