Bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4,7-triene


Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene = Bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4,7-triene

By formula: C8H8 = c8H8

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr5.5 ± 0.6kcal/molEqkSquillacote and Bergman, 1986gas phase

References

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Squillacote and Bergman, 1986
Squillacote, M.E.; Bergman, A., Trapping of 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene valence tautomers. Thermodynamic stability of bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4,7-triene, J. Org. Chem., 1986, 51, 3910-3911. [all data]


Notes

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