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Bicyclic molecule

The bridged bicyclic norbornane, formally bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
The spirocyclic compound spiro[5.5]undecane
DABCO (1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane) is often incorrectly depicted with one skewed ethylene group for the sake of clarity.

A bicyclic molecule (from bi 'two' and cycle 'ring') is a molecule that features two joined rings.[1] Bicyclic structures occur widely, for example in many biologically important molecules like α-thujene and camphor. A bicyclic compound can be carbocyclic (all of the ring atoms are carbons), or heterocyclic (the rings' atoms consist of at least two elements), like DABCO.[2] Moreover, the two rings can both be aliphatic (e.g. decalin and norbornane), or can be aromatic (e.g. naphthalene), or a combination of aliphatic and aromatic (e.g. tetralin).

Three modes of ring junction are possible for a bicyclic compound:[3]

  • In spiro compounds, the two rings share only one single atom, the spiro atom, which is usually a quaternary carbon.[4] An example of a spirocyclic compound is the photochromic switch spiropyran.
  • In fused/condensed[5] bicyclic compounds, two rings share two adjacent atoms. In other words, the rings share one covalent bond, i.e. the bridgehead atoms are directly connected (e.g. α-thujene and decalin).
  • In bridged bicyclic compounds, the two rings share three or more atoms, separating the two bridgehead atoms by a bridge containing at least one atom. For example, norbornane, also known as bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, can be viewed as a pair of cyclopentane rings each sharing three of their five carbon atoms. Camphor is a more elaborate example.
C8, C9, and C11 bicyclic alkanes. The bridgehead atoms are the carbons from which three bonds radiate, like spokes:bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, bicyclo-[3.3.1]nonane, bicyclo[3.3.3]undecane.
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  2. ^ "heterocyclic compounds". IUPAC GOLD BOOK. 2014. doi:10.1351/goldbook.H02798.
  3. ^ Sorrell, Thomas N. (2006). Organic Chemistry. University Science Books. ISBN 978-1-891389-38-2.
  4. ^ "spiro compounds". IUPAC GOLD BOOK. 2014. doi:10.1351/goldbook.S05881.
  5. ^ "Aromatic Hydrocarbon - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

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