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 Incoming links: Double bond

Cis-trans isomerism  Updated 2025-04-24  +Created 1970-01-01

Exist because double bonds don't rotate freely. Have different properties of course, unlike enantiomer.

Bibliography:

chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Map%3A_Essential_Organic_Chemistry_(Bruice)/06%3A_Isomers_and_Stereochemistry/5.01%3A_Cis-Trans_Isomers_Result_from_Restricted_Rotation from LibreTexts

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