With the aid of an enthalpy diagram show how heats of combustion can be used to compare stabilities of geometric isomers of hydrocarbon alkenes. Is the conversion of a cis to a trans-isomer exothermic or endothermic? Why ?
With the aid of an enthalpy diagram show how heats of combustion can be used to compare stabilities of geometric isomers of hydrocarbon alkenes. Is the conversion of a cis to a trans-isomer exothermic or endothermic? Why ?