Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, at first glance

Derek Lowe writes (in In the Pipeline) about the ungracefully-named hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane: Let’s start with the name. Quite a mouthful, isn’t it? Believe me, that one’s pretty chewy even for experienced organic chemists. We see lots of more complicated nomenclature, of course, but this one some features some speed bumps, that make you go back to make […]

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