Example 004

Thermal electrocyclisation of (E,Z,E)-2,4,6-octatriene gives cis-5,6-dimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene

Thermal electrocyclisation of (<em>E</em>,<em>Z</em>,<em>E</em>)-2,4,6-octatriene gives <em>cis</em>-5,6-dimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene
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E. N. Marvell, G. Caple, B. Schatz and W. Pippin, Tetrahedron, 1973, 29, 3781–3789
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4020(73)80195-4