The interconversion by rotation about single bonds (coupled with
angle deformation in the
transition state) of cyclic conformers having equivalent ring shapes (e.g.
chair
→
chair)
though not necessarily equivalent spatial positions of substituents (e.g.
equatorial
→
axial).
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193
(Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2217
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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