How are alkenes named?
1 Answer
Jul 23, 2018
Well, what is standard operating procedure....
Explanation:
For a given olefin, as normal we identify the LONGEST carbon chain:
...the numbering is unambiguous here, and so we gots
But of course both rings and olefinic bonds, sites of unsaturation, introduce another level of complexity...I could have...
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...or....
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Because the geometry is different while the carbon-carbon connectivity is the same, these are geometric isomers, that have different chemical and physical properties...
