1,4-Cycloheptadiene Explained

1,4-Cycloheptadiene is a highly flammable cycloalkene that occurs as a colorless clear liquid. It can form a yellow complex with palladium.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Rettig . Michael F. . Wing . Richard M. . X-ray crystallographic, chemical, and spectroscopic studies of the palladium dichloride complexes of cyclonona-1,5-diene, cycloocta-1,5-diene, cycloocta-1,4-diene, and cyclohepta-1,4-diene . Journal of the American Chemical Society . June 1981 . 103 . 11 . 2980–2986 . 10.1021/ja00401a012.