Category: Interesting Molecules
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Exceptions to the Octet Rule? Hexamethylbenzene Dication
Did you know that carbon was allegedly found to engage in six bonds? The strange hexamethylbenzene dication has attracted significant attention due to structure featuring a hyper-coordinated carbon. But can carbon be hypervalent? Interactive 3D model of the hexamethylbenzene dication To add more confusion, this system is apparently like a transition-metal complex – though no…
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What is THCP? Synthesis of THCP & Cannabinoid Science
THCP or THC-P is a recently discovered cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant, joining the ranks of THC and CBD. It has garnered broad attention in cannabinoid research due to its therapeutic potential. There are some wild claims of potency out there. What are the real facts and science behind THCP and how is it…