Answer
The alkene is unstable and will not exist.
Work Step by Step
The alkene will not exist because it needs to have a minimum 8-membered ring to include a trans double bond, otherwise it is too unstable.
Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
by Wade Jr., L. G.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321768418
ISBN 13:
978-0-32176-841-4
Chapter 7 - Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes - Problems - Page 302: Problem 7-11 b
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