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Platonic HydrocarbonsPlatonic hydrocarbons are the molecular representation of platonic solid geometries with vertices are replaced by carbon atoms and with edges replaced by chemical bonds. Not all platonic solids have a molecular counterpart: The following platonic hydrocarbons on the other hand have been synthesised: Note that with increasing number of carbon atoms in the frame, the geometry will eventually reflect a sphere. This is ultimately accomplished in fullerenes. references Henning Hopf, Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Wiley VCH 2000
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