Cyclobutanetetrone

Cyclobutanetetrone
Names
IUPAC name
Cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetraone
Other names
Tetraoxocyclobutane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C4O4/c5-1-2(6)4(8)3(1)7 Y
    Key: KDAVZOLBYGNLGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • O=C1C(=O)C(=O)C1=O
Properties
C4O4
Molar mass 112.040 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Cyclobutanetetrone, also called tetraoxocyclobutane, is an organic compound with formula C4O4 or (CO)4, the fourfold ketone of cyclobutane. It would be an oxide of carbon, indeed a tetramer of carbon monoxide.

The compound seems to be thermodynamically unstable. As of 2000, it had yet to be synthesized in significant amounts but may have transient existence as detected by mass spectrometry.

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