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Laurenene

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Laurenene

Laurenene is a compound with a unique chemical structure: four rings sharing a central carbon atom. Similar structures have been synthesised, but laurenene is the only known naturally occurring compound with this chemical structure. It is called a fenestrane (from the Latin word for window), as it resembles a window with four panes.

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Laurenene

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Nigel Perry, Plant extracts – Unique plants and chemicals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/14462/laurenene (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nigel Perry, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.