1,5-cyclooctadiene


1,5-cyclooctadiene

[¦wən ¦fīv ¦sī·klō‚äk·tə′dī‚ēn] (organic chemistry) C8H12 A cyclic hydrocarbon with two double bonds; prepared from butadiene and used to make cyclooctene and cyclooctane, which are intermediates for the production of plastics, fibers, and so on.