page_title: Cyclooctene
hierarchical_section_title: Cyclooctene
caption_attribution_description: English: Cyclooctene_Isomers_Structural_Formulae
context_page_description: Cyclooctene is the cycloalkene with an formula C
  ₈H
  ₁₄. Its molecule has a ring of 8 carbon atoms, connected by seven single bonds and one double bond.
  Cyclooctene is notable because it is the smallest cycloalkene that can exist as either the cis- or trans-isomer, with the cis-isomer being more common. Theoretical analyisis implies a total of 16 conformational and configurational isomers, all chiral, forming 8 enantiomer pairs. Its most stable cis stereoisomer can adopt various conformations, the most stable one being shaped like a ribbon;
  The most stable trans-conformer is shaped like the 8-carbon equivalent chair conformation of cyclohexane.
context_section_description: Cyclooctene is the cycloalkene with an formula C
  ₈H
  ₁₄.  Its molecule has a ring of 8 carbon atoms, connected by seven single bonds and one double bond. 
  Cyclooctene is notable because it is the smallest cycloalkene that can exist as either the cis- or trans-isomer, with the cis-isomer being more common.  Theoretical analyisis implies a total of 16 conformational and configurational isomers, all chiral, forming 8 enantiomer pairs.  Its most stable cis stereoisomer can adopt various conformations, the most stable one being shaped like a ribbon;
  The most stable trans-conformer is shaped like the 8-carbon equivalent chair conformation of cyclohexane.
caption: Possible isomers of cyclooctene.
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