octaazacubane

English

octaazacubae

ball-and-stick and space-filling models

Alternative forms

• octazacubane, octoazacubane, octoazacubaane, octoazacuboane, octazacubaane, octazacuboane, octaazacubaane, octaazacuboane

Etymology

octa- +‎ aza- +‎ cubane. From cube +‎ -ane.

Noun

octaazacubane (countable and uncountable, plural octaazacubanes)

1. A theoretical molecule composed of eight (8) nitrogen atoms only, in a cubic configuration, with each nitrogen (N) atom being a vertex on the cube, and bonding to three other nitrogens at the nearest three other vertexes. This is theorized to be the high explosive with the highest velocity, the most explosive non-nuclear explosive. It is an allotrope of nitrogen, and an analogue of the organic molecule cubane; and an isomer of octanitrogen (N₈).

Usage notes

Though this is named as an organic compound, there are no carbon atoms in the molecule, as all carbons are substituted with nitrogen, in an analog of the carbon cube cubane (C₈H₈), without the hydrogen atoms.

Synonyms

• cubaazaane
• cubaazane
• cubazaane
• cubazane
• cuboazaane
• cuboazane
• octaazahexacycloctane
• octaazahexacyclooctane
• octazahexacyclooctane
• octoazahexacycloctane
• octoazahexacyclooctane

 

Hypernyms

• allotrope
• azaalkane
• azacarbon
• azacubane
• azacyclalkane
• azacycloalkane
• azalkane
• azane
• cyclazane
• cycloazane
• cycloctaazane
• cycloctazane
• cyclooctaazane
• cyclooctazane
• cyclooctazane
• cyclooctoazane
• explosive
• high explosive
• [[#English|]]N₈
• N₈-azane
• N₈-cyclazane
• N₈-cycloazane
• nitroalkane
• nitrocarbon
• nitrogen (all nitrogen allotropes)
• octaazane
• octanitrogen
• octazane
• octoazane
• octonitrogen

 

Related terms

• -ane
• aza-
• azacubane
• cubane
• cube
• octa-