Complete hydrogenation of 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene is exothermic by -101 kcal mol -1 . Hydrogenation of cyclooctene proceeds with

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Complete hydrogenation of 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene is exothermic by -101 kcal mol-1. Hydrogenation of cyclooctene proceeds with ΔH° = 223 kcal mol-1. Are these data consistent with the description of cyclooctatetraene presented in the chapter?

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Organic Chemistry structure and function

ISBN: 978-1429204941

6th edition

Authors: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore

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