)
of an eight-membered ring in which the four atoms forming one pair of diametrically
opposite bonds in the ring lie in one plane and all other ring atoms lie to one side
of that plane. It is analogous to the boatconformation of cyclohexane.
See also: crown conformation
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193
(Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2221