isomerise

Thân thiện

The chemist isomerises the compound in the laboratory.

Definition

1. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To undergo a chemical change into an isomer; to transform from one isomer into another. This refers to the process where a molecule rearranges its atomic structure without changing its molecular formula, resulting in a different compound with distinct properties.

2. Verb (Transitive):

   • To cause a chemical compound to change into an isomer. This involves applying a catalyst, heat, or other conditions to induce the molecular rearrangement.

Usage and Examples

• Intransitive Verb:

  • Under high temperature, the molecule will isomerise from the cis form to the trans form.
  • This compound can isomerise spontaneously in solution.

• Transitive Verb:

  • The chemist used a specific catalyst to isomerise the hydrocarbon.
  • The goal of the reaction is to isomerise the sugar into a more useful form.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Context: The term is almost exclusively used in chemistry and biochemistry to describe specific rearrangement reactions, such as those involving geometric (cis-trans) or structural isomers.
  • The enzyme's function is to isomerise glucose-6-phosphate into fructose-6-phosphate.

Variants and Related Words

• Isomerization (n): The process or result of isomerising.
  • The isomerization of butane is an important industrial process.
• Isomer (n): One of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but a different arrangement of atoms.
• Isomeric (adj): Relating to or being an isomer.

Synonyms

• Convert (in a chemical context): To change from one form to another.
• Rearrange (specifically at the molecular level): To change the order or structure of atoms within a molecule.

Antonyms

• Stabilize (in this context): To make a compound resistant to change or rearrangement.

Học thuật

Verb

1. change into an isomer
2. cause to change into an isomer

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