The highly strained trans,trans isomer of 1,5-cyclooctadiene is a known compound. (E,E)-COD was first synthesized by George M. Whitesides and Arthur C. Cope in 1969 by photoisomerization of the cis,cis compound.
The strained trans,trans isomer of 1,5-cyclooctadiene is a known chemical compound. It was first synthesized in 1969 by George M. Whitesides and Arthur C. Cope through photoisomerization of the cis,cis form.