The Sequence Rule in Alkene Nomenclature
Structural formulas for four alkenes are shown below. All these
compounds have two configurational sterioisomers that may be assigned
E or Z identifying prefixes. At each end of each double bond
you may click on the substituent that has the higher priority in the
sequence rule. Eight such choices should be made, and a response to each
choice will be given in an alert window.
When you are ready, assign a configurational prefix, E or Z
to each structure as drawn. Your answers will be evaluated in the
window at the bottom of this page.