Tautomerism

In chemistry, tautomerism is the ability of a molecule or other chemical species to change freely between several different shapes, called tautomers. It is a type of isomerism where the isomers can freely change into each other.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "tautomerism". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.
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