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1,3,5,7-tetrafluorocylcooctatetraene

It has been speculated that tetrafluorocylcooctatetraene was designed as a means to distinguish different absorbance spectra.

Chemical Formula: C₈H₄F₄

Other names: 1,3,5,7-tetrafluorocylcooctatetraene

Layman's explanation: Tetrafluorocyclooctatetraene consists of eight carbon atoms in a linear arrangement. The unique bonding of the carbons in the chain allow for a very unusual "tub-like" conformation of the molecule, allowing for the pi-electrons from each adjacent carbon to overlap more comfortably. This compound is used in industry primarily in computer simulations, in conjuction with other polyenes, to determine concentrations of unknown compounds with similar spectral properties. Biologically, polyenes, such as tetrafluorocyclooctatetraene, are used in polyene antibiotics, where they bind somewhat sufficiently to sterols.

Keywords: tub-like, polyene antibiotics

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