Cyclobutanetetrone

Cyclobutanetetrone
	Skeletal formula of cyclobutanetetrone
Names
	IUPAC name Cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetraone[citation needed]
	Other names Tetraoxocyclobutane
Identifiers
CAS Number	76719-54-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	24735246 ;
PubChem CID	5488007;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10420518 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4O4/c5-1-2(6)4(8)3(1)7 Key: KDAVZOLBYGNLGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES O=C1C(=O)C(=O)C1=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4O4
Molar mass	112.040 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Cyclobutanetetrone, also called tetraoxocyclobutane, is an organic compound^[1] with formula C₄O₄ or (CO)₄, the fourfold ketone of cyclobutane. It would be an oxide of carbon, indeed a tetramer of carbon monoxide.

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The compound seems to be thermodynamically unstable.^[2] As of 2000^[update], it had yet to be synthesized in significant amounts^[3]^[4] but may have transient existence as detected by mass spectrometry.^[5]

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Cyclobutanetetrone

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Names
Skeletal formula of cyclobutanetetrone

IUPAC name Cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetraone^{[citation needed]}
Other names Tetraoxocyclobutane
Identifiers
CAS Number	76719-54-5^N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	24735246^Y
PubChem CID	5488007
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10420518
InChI InChI=1S/C4O4/c5-1-2(6)4(8)3(1)7^Y Key: KDAVZOLBYGNLGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
SMILES O=C1C(=O)C(=O)C1=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C₄O₄
Molar mass	112.040 g·mol⁻¹
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references