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the claim
The cis isomer dipole moment is always greater than the trans isomer dipole moment
the verdict
REFUTED
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the weight of evidence
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The claim that the cis isomer dipole moment is always greater than the trans isomer is refuted by chemical data showing that trans isomers frequently possess larger dipole moments than their corresponding cis counterparts.

Evidence against · 2
Microwave Spectra, Dipole Moments, and Torsional Potential Constants of <i>cis</i>- and <i>trans</i>-Cyclopropanecarboxaldehyde
1971 · cited by 75
Measures the dipole moment of cis- and trans-cyclopropanecarboxaldehyde, finding that the trans isomer has a greater dipole moment (3.26 D) than the cis isomer (2.74 D).
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The analysis

The claim states an absolute rule ("is always greater") regarding the relative dipole moments of cis and trans isomers. Multiple retrieved experimental chemistry papers (e.g., [0] and [3]) provide clear counterexamples where the trans isomer has a larger dipole moment than the cis isomer (e.g., cyclopropanecarboxaldehyde and 1,3-pentadiene). Therefore, the claim is definitively refuted by the provided evidence.

More against · 1
Microwave Spectra, Barriers to Internal Rotation of the Methyl Group, and Molecular Electrical Dipole Moments in <i>trans</i>- and <i>cis</i>-1,3-Pentadiene
1970 · cited by 35
Measures the dipole moments of cis- and trans-1,3-pentadiene, reporting that the trans isomer has a larger total dipole moment than the cis isomer.
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  1. Microwave Spectra, Dipole Moments, and Torsional Potential Constants of <i>cis</i>- and <i>trans</i>-Cyclopropanecarboxaldehydepeer-reviewedrefutes
  2. Out-of-Equilibrium Colloidal Assembly Driven by Chemical Reaction Networks.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  4. Microwave Spectra, Barriers to Internal Rotation of the Methyl Group, and Molecular Electrical Dipole Moments in <i>trans</i>- and <i>cis</i>-1,3-Pentadienepeer-reviewedrefutes
  5. SpaiNN: equivariant message passing for excited-state nonadiabatic molecular dynamics.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Optogenetics with Atomic Precision─A Comprehensive Review of Optical Control of Protein Function through Genetic Code Expansion.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Quantum Chemistry Calculations of Circularly Polarized Luminescence (CPL): From Spectral Modeling to Molecular Design.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Optical Mapping of Cardiomyocytes in Monolayer Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. The Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Natural Selection: From Molecules to the Biosphere.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of All-<i>cis</i> and All-<i>trans</i> Poly(<i>p</i>-phenylenevinylene).peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Membrane-targeted push-pull azobenzenes for the optical modulation of membrane potential.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Computational study of terahertz-driven controllable molecular isomerization.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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first checked05 Aug 2026
judged → REFUTED · 2105 Aug 2026
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