Cis-Trans Relative Stability of Cycloalkenes

• Cis isomers

  • C3 to C5 cycloalkenes only stable isomers

• Trans Isomers

  • Cyclohexene short lived
  • Cycloheptene only observed spectrophotometrically
  • Cyclooctene is isolatable, stable, and chiral

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