The rule says it is impossible for these compounds to have a double bond connected to the carbon ... group are continuing to explore the world of alkenes that have “messed-up geometries ...

Molecules known as olefins have double bonds, or alkenes, between two carbon atoms. The atoms, and those attached to them, ...

Molecules known as olefins have double bonds, or alkenes, between two carbon atoms. The atoms, and those attached to them, ordinarily lie in the same 3D plane. Molecules that deviate from this ...

"It destroys creativity when we have rules that supposedly can't be overcome," the California-based researchers said.