University Chemistry ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (7): 352-358.doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202409082

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Teaching Design and Practice of Naming Rules for Circular Isomer Configuration under the Guidance of Information Literacy

Jianquan Liu, Xiangshan Wang   

  1. School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2024-09-19 Accepted:2024-12-05 Published:2025-07-01
  • Contact: Xiangshan Wang E-mail:xswang@jsnu.edu.cn

Abstract: In the process of designing the teaching content for the university organic chemistry textbook on the "Naming Rules of Organic Compounds with Cyclic Configuration," we identified that cyclic isomers with configuration and identical substituents can follow the cis-trans isomer naming convention, while enantiomers without identical substituents are named using the (R/S) system. However, for compounds that neither contain chiral centers nor identical substituents, current textbooks lack a defined naming convention. This paper presents a systematic naming rule for this category of compounds, developed through literature research. The proposed rules aim to fill the gap in organic chemistry textbooks and naming manuals and provide a framework for enhancing students' information literacy in the era of big data by effectively utilizing online and documentary resources.

Key words: Organic chemistry, Cis-trans isomer, Enantiomers, Naming rules, Information literacy