Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
S
-
cis
:
The
conformation
of a
single bond
separating two
double bonds
in which the
double bonds
have a
dihedral angle
of 0
o
(the
double bonds
lie in the same plane and point in the same direction). The 's' in s-
cis
stands for 'single'.
s-
cis
-
1,3-butadiene
s-
trans
-
1,3-butadiene
Related terms:
Cis
,
trans
,
conformational isomer
,
conjugation
,
barrier to rotation
,
1,3-diene
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