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Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-012196

A stereochemical descriptor used in organic chemistry to indicate that two specific substituents are on opposite sides of a reference plane or bond. This configuration is a type of geometric isomerism, often found in alkenes or cyclic compounds. For example, in trans-2-butene, the two methyl groups are on opposite sides of the double bond.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-012196
FieldChemistry
ReferencesRed Book, 3rd ed., p. 245
See alsoCentral atom
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