Consider the interconversion of cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene.
(a) What is the value of ∆Ho for the reaction cis-2-butene : trans-2-butene?
(b) Assume ∆Ho ≅ ∆Go. What minimum value of DG‡ would you expect for this reaction?
(c) Sketch a free-energy diagram for the reaction and label ∆Go and DG‡.