The phenomenon where a chemical compound can rearrange its internal bonds and exist in multiple structural forms that can interconvert.
From Greek 'desmos' (bond) and 'tropos' (turning). A variant or synonym of desmotropism, used interchangeably in chemistry to describe molecular rearrangement.
Think of desmotropy as molecular dance moves—the same molecule can strike different poses (forms), and it can smoothly transition between poses depending on its environment.
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