cyclooctadiene

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noun

Any of several isomers of a cycloalkene having an eight-membered ring and two double bonds, but especially 1,5-cyclooctadiene that is used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry

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Meanings

nouncyclooctadiene (plural cyclooctadienes)

plural cyclooctadienes

  1. chemistryAny of several isomers of a cycloalkene having an eight-membered ring and two double bonds, but especially 1,5-cyclooctadiene that is used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry
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cyclooctadiene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclooctadiene

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