The spatial arrangement of two conjugated double bonds about the intervening single
bond is described as s-
cis if
synperiplanar and s-
trans if
antiperiplanar. This term should not be applied to other systems such as
N-alkyl
amides (use
E/Z or
sp/ap).
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193
(Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2217