Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Pagodane is an organic compound with formula C20H20 whose carbon skeleton was said to resemble a pagoda hence the name. It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon whose molecule has the D2h point symmetry group. The compound is a highly crystalline solid that melts at 243 °C is barely soluble in most organic solvents and moderately soluble in benzene and chloroform.
