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Publication Date: 2005-Sep
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Understanding Rotation about a C=C Double Bond
Barrows, Susan E.; Eberlein, Thomas H.
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n9 p1329-1333 Sep 2005
The study focuses on the process and energetic cost of twisting around a C=C double bond and provides instructors with a simple vehicle for rectifying the common misrepresentation of C=C double bonds as rigid and inflexible. Discussions of cis and trans isomers of cycloalkenes are a good entry point for introducing students to the idea of a flexible C=C double bond.
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