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Cuneane
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<p>Cuneane is a <a href="/facts/Saturated_and_unsaturated_compounds/tde2C216">saturated</a> <a href="/facts/Hydrocarbon/Dcg95Ju5">hydrocarbon</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> C8H8 and a <a href="/facts/Molecular_geometry/7USG5zDn">3D structure</a> resembling a <a href="/facts/Wedge/Wohjlsa2">wedge</a>, hence the name. Cuneane may be produced from <a href="/facts/Cubane/ryUtQ2BB">cubane</a> by <a href="/facts/Metal-ion-catalyzed_%CF%83-bond_rearrangement/RW5AC9WW">metal-ion-catalyzed σ-bond rearrangement</a>. Similar reactions are known for homocubane (C9H10) and bishomocubane (C10H12). </p>