Cyclooctadiene
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A '''cyclooctadiene''' (sometimes abbreviated COD) is a cyclic diene with the formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>12</sub>. Focusing only on cis derivatives, four [[isomer]] are possible: 1,2, which is an allene, 1,3-, 1,4-, and 1,5-. Commonly encountered isomers are 1,3-cyclooctadiene and [[1,5-cyclooctadiene]], which is used as a ligand for [[transition metal]]s.
==References==
*Angew.Chem. 1963, 75, 10, 165.
*see [[1,5-Cyclooctadiene]]
==External links==
[[Category:Cycloalkenes]]
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