Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
E
:
Describes the
configuration
of a
double bond
in which the two
groups
of highest
Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority
lie on opposite sides. From the German
entgegen
, meaning opposite.
(2
E
,4
Z
)-2,4-
hexa
diene
(1
E
,3
Z
)-2-bromo-1-chloro-4-iodo-1,3-
penta
diene
Related terms:
Nomenclature
,
cis
,
trans
,
stereoisomer
,
stereochemistry
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