isomerism
Noun
Meaning
The state, quality, or relation, of two or more isomeric substances.
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And, indeed, it was not until 1936 that the young physicist Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker succeeded in providing a theoretical explanation of the phenomenon of nuclear isomerism.
A related type of isomerism in octahedral MX 3 Y 3 complexes is facial–meridional (or fac/mer) isomerism, in which different numbers of ligands are cis or trans to each other.
Cis–trans and E-Z isomerism main Stereoisomerism about double bonds arises because rotation about the double bond is restricted, keeping the substituents fixed relative to each other.
Cis and trans descriptors are not used for cases of conformational isomerism where the two geometric forms easily interconvert, such as most open-chain single-bonded structures; instead, the terms “syn” and “anti” would be used.
Alicyclic compounds can also display cis–trans isomerism.
Chain isomerism In chain isomerism, or skeletal isomerism, components of the (usually carbon) skeleton are distinctly re-ordered to create different structures.