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Normally, a trans alkene is more stable than its cis isomer. transCyclooctene, however, is less stable than cis-cyclooctene by $38.5 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol}$. Explain.
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In general, trans alkenes are more stable than cis alkenes because they have fewer steric interactions between the substituents on the double bond. This is because the bulky groups are on opposite sides of the double bond in trans alkenes, while they are on the Show more…
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