isomerize

(ī-sŏm'ə-rīz')

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.
To cause to change into an isomeric form.

v.intr.
To become changed into an isomeric form.

isomerization i·som'er·i·za'tion (-ər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.

View more Science videos

Rearrangement of the atoms within hydrocarbon molecules. Isomerization processes of practical significance in petroleum chemistry are (1) migration of alkyl groups, (2) shift of a single-carbon bond in naphthenes, and (3) double-bond shift in olefins. See also Aromatization; Cracking; Molecular isomerism.

---

(ī-sŏm'ər-ĭ-zā'shən)
n.

A process in which one isomer is formed from another.

i·som'er·ize' (-ə-rīz') v.

or isomerisation

the act of changing or the process of change of one molecular isomer into another one.
—isomerize or isomerise vb.

Previous:	isomerism, isomeric transition, isomeric state
Next:	isometric, isomorph, isomorphic

The process whereby any isomer is converted into another isomer, usually requiring special conditions of temperature, pressure, or catalysts.