I'd really like an explanation too if possible... Everywhere I can find just has a ring structure with double bonds,,,
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Its called cubane. Imagine a cube. Now each corner is a Carbon atom and the sides are single bonds. Attached to the corners, outside of the cube, are hydrogen atoms, obviously with single bonds.
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No. Without double bonds there is no way for C8H8 to exist. In order to fulfill the octet rule each carbon needs to form four bonds. In C8H8 that is only possible via the formation of double bonds.
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Yes, C8H8 is cubane, a cube with the 8 carbon atoms at the corners and 1 hydrogen atom at each corner.