These compounds can be formed in elimination reactions.
Reaction of osmium tetroxide with one of these functional groups produces a vicinal diol, whereas reaction with mCPBA forms an epoxide. Vitamin A contains 6 of these functional groups linked by conjugation. Orientation of substituents around these functional groups is described using E/Z or cis/trans notation. Additions to these compounds typically occur at the most substituted carbon. Saturated fats contain none of these functional groups, while unsaturated fats do. These compounds can be formed in elimination reactions. For 10 points, name this functional group characterized by a carbon-carbon double bond.
Reaction of osmium tetroxide with one of these functional groups produces a vicinal diol, whereas reaction with mCPBA forms an epoxide.
alkenes [or olefins, prompt on double bonds before mentioned, accept carbon-carbon double bond before mentioned]