Rotation Around double bonds CH3 CH3 CH CH cis no overlap with the ends perpendicular trans 3 Pearson Eoucion,ine Double bonds cannot rotate. Compounds that differ in how their substituents are arranged around the double bond can be isolated and separated. 2013 Pearson Education,Inc. Chapter2 24 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Rotation Around Double Bonds • Double bonds cannot rotate. • Compounds that differ in how their substituents are arranged around the double bond can be isolated and separated. Chapter 2 24