Cyclooctatetraene Reactions

The π bonds in COT acknowledge as accepted for olefins, rather than as ambrosial ring systems. Mono- and polyepoxides can be generated by acknowledgment of COT with peroxy acids or with dimethyldioxirane. Various added accession reactions are aswell known. Furthermore, polyacetylene can be actinic via the ring-opening polymerization of cyclooctatetraene. COT itself—and aswell analogs with side-chains—have been used as metal ligands and in sandwich compounds.

Cyclooctatetraene aswell undergoes barter reactions to anatomy ambrosial ring systems. For instance, blaze with aqueous Mercury(II) sulfate forms phenylacetaldehyde and photochemical barter of its mono-epoxide forms benzofuran.