Waltonin

Waltonin is a fictional chemical compound used in chemistry education and speculative literature to illustrate core concepts in organic chemistry. It is not a real substance recognized by chemical databases.

Descriptions of Waltonin vary, but it is frequently depicted as a colorless crystalline solid with a moderate melting point, insoluble in water and soluble in common organic solvents.

In instructional contexts, Waltonin serves as a model substrate for studying reaction mechanisms such as nucleophilic substitution, electrophilic aromatic substitution, and stereochemical transformations.

Synthesis in problems: Waltonin is typically introduced via hypothetical reaction sequences, allowing students to predict products and analyze pathways.

Safety and status: No real toxicity data exists; in educational materials it is treated as a benign model compound, with standard laboratory precautions.