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CIS-TRANS ISOMERISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cis-trans isomerism
1, record 1, English, cis%2Dtrans%20isomerism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The geometric isomerism in unsaturated compounds or cyclic compounds depending usually on the presence in the molecule of a pair of substituted groups (as unsymmetrically substituted methylene groups) so that the isomers have comparable substituents on either the same or opposite sides of the molecule. 2, record 1, English, - cis%2Dtrans%20isomerism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cis = substituents on the same sides of the molecule; trans = substituents on the opposite sides of the molecule. 3, record 1, English, - cis%2Dtrans%20isomerism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cis-trans: These prefixes must be italicized. 4, record 1, English, - cis%2Dtrans%20isomerism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- isomérie cis-trans
1, record 1, French, isom%C3%A9rie%20cis%2Dtrans
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Isomérie présentée par des composés éthyléniques ou cyclaniques (et analogues hétéroatomiques) stéréo-isomères qui diffèrent par la disposition des atomes ou groupes d'atomes par rapport à un plan de référence. 1, record 1, French, - isom%C3%A9rie%20cis%2Dtrans
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les isomères cis, les atomes ou groupes d'atomes considérés se trouvent d'un même côté du plan de référence alors que dans les isomères trans, ils se trouvent de part et d'autre de ce plan. 1, record 1, French, - isom%C3%A9rie%20cis%2Dtrans
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cis-trans : Ces préfixes s'écrivent en italique. 2, record 1, French, - isom%C3%A9rie%20cis%2Dtrans
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
isomérie cis-trans : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 avril 2001. 3, record 1, French, - isom%C3%A9rie%20cis%2Dtrans
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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