ladderane noun1 •Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble laddersAldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich This process has been developed into an [n]ladderane synthesis by starting with the dihydro derivative 5 of Smith’s diene and working in tandem. formsladderanes
