Simplified Nomenclature and Projection Diagrams of Chiral Cubane Analogs.

A simplified nomenclature for chiral cubane analogs is proposed where analogs with a clockwise systematic continuous numbering of the cubane core are designated as ()-, and analogs with an anticlockwise continuous numbering of the cubane core are designated as ()-. This method is accurate, allows for the rapid conversion of the chemical name to a structure, and it eliminates the need to designate the stereochemistry of each of the 8 carbons of cubane.