verb
- to convert (a chemical compound) into an isomer; to undergo or cause to undergo isomerization
Usage: chemistry; transitive or intransitive
Examples
- Heat can isomerize certain organic compounds into more stable forms.
- The enzyme isomerizes glucose into fructose during the metabolic process.
- Under UV light, the molecule will isomerize to its cis configuration.
- Industrial processes often isomerize alkanes to improve fuel quality.
- The compound isomerizes slowly at room temperature without a catalyst.