Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: fishyfisherman77 on November 04, 2009, 10:56:14 AM
Title: cis/trans isomers
Post by: fishyfisherman77 on November 04, 2009, 10:56:14 AM
Why are there cis-trans isomers on 2-butene but not in butane? is it because of the double bond in the butene???? ????
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Title: Re: cis/trans isomers
Post by: nj_bartel on November 04, 2009, 11:07:23 AM
Yes? Can you define cis/trans for me?
Title: Re: cis/trans isomers
Post by: fishyfisherman77 on November 04, 2009, 12:13:23 PM
is cis the same plane and trans is on different planes... im not too sure why it would be b/c of the dbl bond though
Title: Re: cis/trans isomers
Post by: TheVanquished on November 04, 2009, 12:29:15 PM
butane cannot have cis trans isomers as each carbon atom is bonded to 3 other atoms (hydrogen in this case). Basically only alkenes have geometric cis trans isomers
Title: Re: cis/trans isomers
Post by: nj_bartel on November 04, 2009, 12:49:21 PM
Title: Re: cis/trans isomers
Post by: cck05 on November 08, 2009, 10:05:24 AM
For further information: Beside alkenes, cyclic structures also can have geometric isomers (i.e. geometric isomer is another term for cis,trans isomers)