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From: rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Dioxin molecular structure?
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Date: Fri, 1-Jul-83 08:49:19 EDT
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As there is no net.chem, I am putting this article here.
Does anyone know (with certainty) the molecular structure of
dioxin (C12 H4 O2 Cl4)?  All I could come up with as a possibility
is this:
	     H       H
	     |       |
	Cl   C   O   C   Cl
	  \ / \ / \ / \ /
	   C   C   C   C               Benzene rings, with some
	   |( )|   |( )|          <--  substitutions, linked
	   C   C   C   C               by the two O atoms.
	  / \ / \ / \ / \
	Cl   C   O   C   Cl
	     |       |
	     H       H
But I am not convinced this HAS to be it.  In fact, it looks a little
improbable.  Anyone know?

I'm from Missouri, the "Show me the dioxin" state.
	Roger Noe		...ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe