tautomeric
Proton migration capable
Tautomeric describes molecules that exist in two or more structural forms that readily convert into each other, differing in the position of a hydrogen atom and a double bond.
The term appears in chemistry discussions of compounds like keto-enol pairs: The tautomeric forms of the molecule exist in equilibrium.
Balance through opposing changes
- reversibleAble to be undone
- equilibrationReaching a balanced state
- steady stateUnchanging system condition
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
stability · balance · kinetics · shift · coexistence · proportion · ratio · predominant
Same formula, different shape
- bondingForming close connections
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- connectivityState of being linked
- valenceCombining power measure
Movement to new territory
- intramolecularWithin a single molecule
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- acid-baseProton donor-acceptor chemistry
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- delocalizationDistribution across multiple sites
- pi electronsDelocalized bonding electrons above/below plane
- double bondTwo shared electron pairs
dynamic equilibrium
Balance through opposing changes
- reversibleAble to be undone
- equilibrationReaching a balanced state
- steady stateUnchanging system condition
thermodynamics · stability · balance · kinetics · shift · coexistence · proportion · ratio · predominant
isomer
Same formula, different shape
- bondingForming close connections
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- connectivityState of being linked
valence · annular · positional · skeletal
migration
Movement to new territory
- intramolecularWithin a single molecule
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- acid-baseProton donor-acceptor chemistry
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- delocalizationDistribution across multiple sites
- pi electronsDelocalized bonding electrons above/below plane
carbonyl
C=O functional group
tautomericstatic
Without motion or change
invariant · monomorphic · locked · rigid