Preferred Label : alkene photoisomerization;
IUPAC definition : i Photochemical process /i with geometrical isomerization of a carbon–carbon double
bond.;
Scope note : this process leads to a photostationary state if both isomers absorb light under the
reaction conditions.; geometrical isomerization of a c–c double bond is called a cis/trans isomerization
in 1,2-disubstituted alkenes. e/z isomerization is a more general designation applying
also to higher substituted alkenes.;
Origin ID : AT07320;
See also
i Photochemical process /i with geometrical isomerization of a carbon–carbon double
bond.
