Stereoisomerism

The IB now distinguishes between conformational isomers and configurational isomers. However as conformational isomers exist in dynamic equilibrium their individual properties cannot easily be studied so this sub-topic is really only concerned with configurational isomers. These were formally sub-divided into geometric and optical isomers but the use of the term geometric isomers is no longer recommended.The E/Z system...

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