1,3,5,7-Adamantanetetracarboxylic acid

1,3,5,7-Adamantanetetracarboxylic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Adamantane-1,3,5,7-tetracarboxylic acid
Other names
1,3,5,7-Adamantanetetracarboxylic acid
Tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane-1,3,5,7-tetracarboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations ADTA
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C14H16O8/c15-7(16)11-1-12(8(17)18)4-13(2-11,9(19)20)6-14(3-11,5-12)10(21)22/h1-6H2,(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20)(H,21,22)
    Key: VWAIZPYLEYEEFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1C2(CC3(CC1(CC(C2)(C3)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
Properties
C14H16O8
Molar mass 312.274 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless crystalline solid
Melting point 395 °C (743 °F; 668 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
1-Adamantanecarboxylic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

1,3,5,7-Adamantanetetracarboxylic acid is an adamantane derivative containing four carboxylic acid groups bonded to each of its four tetrahedral carbon centers. Its tetrahedral symmetry provides applications as a hydrogen-bonded organic framework linker and as a dendrimer core.