Thread: Naming Carboxylic Acids, E and Z
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Old January 12th, 2010, 20:01
Freddy Cadmium Freddy Cadmium is offline
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I'll explain my thoughts. Z means together and E means opposite for the highest molecular mass groups. Here the COOH and the Cl are the heaviest groups and they are on opposite sides of the C=C bond.
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