“…However, in some derivatives of the sesquiterpene humulene, a trans, trans,trans-l,4,8-cycloundecatriene, angles of 8 to 23 ° were obtained (MacPhail & Sim, 1966;Hall, Nimgirawath, Raston, Sittatrakul, Thadaniti, Thirasasana & White, 1981;Russell, Sim & White, 1982;MacAlpine, Porte & Sim, 1982;Khan, MacAlpine, Porte & Sire, 1983). In a trans-oxacycloundecene derivative we found 10 °, while in a related cis-oxacycloundecene a value of only 3 ° was obtained (Sieler, Richter, Haufe, Lindqvist, Andersen & Faure, 1985;Sim & Haufe, 1984, unpublished results). In the cis,trans-l,5-cyclodecatriene-AgNO 3 complex the cis double bond is also nearly planar, while the trans-double-bond torsion is 22 ° (Rogers & Smart, 1969).…”